Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Monday, July 24 made his remarks at the high-level United Nations Summit+2 Stocktaking on Financing Food Systems in Rome, Italy.
Gachagua spoke about the school's feeding programme that has been rolled out under President William Ruto's administration.
"Our country has made great progress since the introduction of free and compulsory education in 2003. Despite this, there are still glaring inequalities among school-going children across the country due to a combination of factors, including poverty, food insecurity, recurrent droughts, conflicts and displacements, and periodic migration.
"To create an equal and enabling environment for all school-going children, the Kenya Government is supporting various school meals programmes mainly targeting children in the ASAL regions," Gachagua stated.
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The Deputy President noted that the Government has changed the strategy in financing food systems by putting more money at the bottom of the economic pyramid where most of the food is produced.
"We have rolled out the Hustler Fund for the access of the majority of the people in the food production. This has enhanced financial inclusivity. We have invested over Sh50 billion to boost various interventions in the agricultural sector. We have subsidised fertilizers to increase food production," he stated.
Gachagua said that the Government is in partnership with global partners to enhance food production.
"There must be a different financial structure for African countries because the present structure has been disadvantageous to the African continent. We call upon our partners to look at African issues differently and finance food systems for more production of food and ensure there is surplus," he told the panel.
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