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NATIONAL NEWS
KING PRAISES
KENYA’S SCHOOL
FEEDING
PROGRAMME
BY CORRESPONDENT
Dr Adesina, The President African Development
Bank decried unhealthy stunted growth of most
African children occasioned by malnutrition
saying, it was a leadership issue and
governments should invest in education hence a
sustainable future for the African continent and
King Letsie III of Lesotho signs the visitor's book at State House,
Nairobi, as President William Ruto looks on.
beyond.
The King of Lesotho, King Letsie III, Commended the
advocacy for all children to eat well since an
Government of Kenya under President William Ruto
empty stomach can interfere with the cognitive
for its commitment in the school meals programme.
ability of the brain to grasp educational content
Speaking in Nairobi after a benchmarking tour in
among other concepts.
Dr Adesina called for mainstreaming and
Ruiru, Kiambu County, the King and his entourage
accompanied by the President of the African
Development Bank Dr Akinwumi Adesina and the
Ministry of Education officials led by Director
Stephen
Barongo
were
marveled
by
accomplishments in the school feeding programme
in the country.
"African governments can integrate school feeding
in their national fabric to nurture minds for a better
future of our continent" said the King, adding that
African leaders should take the lead in championing
school feeding and end school age hunger.
King Letsie III took cognisant of model young
philanthropists like Kenyan Wawira Njiru, the
founder of food for education who was recognised
as the United Nations Person of the year in October
2021 for taking lead in start-ups in nutrition for
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi greets King Letsie III of
Lesotho.
others to replicate scaling up impactful school
feeding programmes.
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