School Meals Programme

There are various school meals feeding program in school which included In-Kind and, cash transfer and community welfare among others. In school health nutrition and meal program  we implement the program using In-Kind and Cash Transfer.

In in kind program, this involves procuring Food commodities from central place then transported to the Sub-Counties before the Sub-County Director of Education (SCDE) distributes the food commodities to schools.  This covers 10 Arid Counties. The Counties include; (Baringo (Tiaty, Marigat, Baringo North, Mogotio East and East Pokot), Garissa, Isiolo, Mandera, Marsabit, Samburu, Tana River, Turkana, Wajir, West Pokot (North Pokot).

On  cash transfer,  the ministry prepares cash payment schedules , cash is transferred to a subsidiary bank to beneficiary’s schools account , school committee manages schools accounts ,there is a special account for schools’ meals only, termly allocation per  school is  based on verified enrollment at the end of the term ,number of school days in the term, transfer value’; per child per day rate and minus :bank account balances and food carried over stock from the previous term. Once the funds credited at school account, procurement of food commodities goes through competitive tender process, following the guidelines as advise by the ministry.

The arid counties  benefiting from the program are 10 namely , Baringo,Elgeyo Marakwet,Garissa,Isiolo,Mandera,Marsabit,Samburu,Turkana,TanaRiver,Wajir, Westpokot.

Cash transfer is implemented in semi-arid and urban informal settlement scheme. Those in Semi Arid counties are in selected sub counties and includes  Baringo (Baringo Central), Elgeyo Marakwet(Keiyo South,Marakwet East And West), Embu(Mbeerenorth And Mbeere South) , Kajiado(Isinya, Kajiado Central ,Kajiado West,Loitokitok And Mashuuru), Kilifi(Ganze,Kaloleni ,Malindi And Magarini), Kitui(Ikutha,Katulani,Kyuso,Lower,Yatta,Mumoni,Mutitu,Mutomo,Mwingi Central,Mwingi East, Tseikuru), Kwale(Kinango, Lungalunga And Matuga), Laikipia(Laikipia  Central , Laikipia East,Laikipia North,Laikipia West And Nyahururu0,Lamu(Lamu),Machakos(AthiRiver,Kalama,Machakos,Masinga,Matungulu ,Mwala) Maukeni(Kathozweni,Kibwezi,Makindu,MbooniEast And Nzaui),Narok (Narok East, Narok North ,Narok South And Narok West) ,Nyeri (Kieni East,Kieni West And Nyeri Central), Taita Taveta(Mwatate,Taveta, Voi) And  Tharaka Nithi(Maara, Tharakanorth And Tharaka South ). Nairobi has been included  as an Informal Settlement scheme with households affected  with poverty  in Dogerreti, Kamkunji,Kangemi, Kawangware, Kibera, Korogocho, Lower Kabete, Makongeni, Mathare, Mukuru and Westlands.

Global Partnership for Education provided some funds which allowed us to purchase additional Corn Soya blend bags of porridge for 280,331 pupils in ECD centers, ASAL, urban &SNE schools.

There are some schools found in the semi- arid counties that are worst hit by the prevailing drought situation currently.