(i) What actions is the Ministry taking to address the contradiction in Guideline 8.6(i) …

Question

The Member for Teso South (Hon. Mary Emaase, MP) to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Education: - (i) What actions is the Ministry taking to address the contradiction in Guideline 8.6(i) of the Guidelines for Implementation of Junior Secondary School (JSS) Education which states that provision of school meals in JSS will be the responsibility of parents or gurdians and Guidelines 8.6(iii) requiring the leadership of JSS to ensure that no learner drops out of school as a result of failure to pay the lunch programme fees? (ii) Considering that Guideline No. 8.6(iii) obligates the leadership of Junior Secondary Schools (JSS) to ensure that no child drops out of school as a result of failure to pay lunch fees, which in most schools is nearly Kshs. 15,000 per term, could the Cabinet Secretary outline measures put in place to ensure that children from needy backgrounds whose parents or guardians cannot afford the lunch fees remain in school?