Teachers, pupils, and parents from Olmekenyu Primary School in Narok South Sub County have benefited from a free school feeding programme from a non-governmental organisation.
The United States-based organisation dubbed L2 also built a modern kitchen in the school to aid the feeding programme.
L2 President David Stratton said the main aim of his organisation is to empower the less fortunate children to live a decent life and achieve their full potential in life like other abled children.
“This programme will help curb teenage pregnancies and school dropouts that are rampant in the area,” he said.
He vowed to help the school get a continuous supply of food that included porridge, maize, beans, and cooking oil.
“We intend to expand this programme to other areas with very needy children. We are working with the County Commissioner’s office to identify the schools,” he said.
The school head teacher, Ronald Nyakaka, revealed that most of the pupils in the school are those whose parents were evicted from the Maasai Mau forest in 2019 and have been living in camps.
He expressed confidence that the feeding programme will attract and retain more pupils in school.
The area chief, John Seur, said most of the families were living in abject poverty after they were evicted from the forest, which led to rampant teenage pregnancies and school dropouts.
Silvia Chepkirui, a resident of the area, lauded the L2 organisation for implementing the programme in the area, saying their children will be healthier.
They spoke during the commissioning of the programme in the school compound on an occasion attended by Narok South Assistant County Jerald Owino and education stakeholders in the area.
By Ann Salaton
