School-going children in drought-hit counties who depend on school feeding programmes are likely to be hard hit following the government’s directive to close all basic education institutions in a bid to pave way for the upcoming general elections.
The pupils who hail from Tana River, Tharaka Nithi, Kilifi, and Kwale counties respectively, are beneficiaries of feeding programmes that provide them with a daily meal of rice and beans, maize meal or porridge to encourage school…
