31/08/2026
# PRESS RELEASE
**MONDAY, 31ST AUGUST 2026 | NGOLIA COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL, WUMINGU–KISHUSHE WARD**
**WAKILI RAYMOND NGOO LAUNCHES FREE SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMME, FIRST FOOD DELIVERY SET FOR TOMORROW**
**Wumingu–Kishushe Ward:** Wakili Raymond Ngoo has today officially set the wheels in motion for a **free school feeding programme at Ngolia Comprehensive School**, with the first delivery of food supplies and UHT milk scheduled for **tomorrow, Tuesday, 1st September 2026
The programme follows a successful engagement today between Wakili Raymond Ngoo, parents and the management of Ngolia Comprehensive School, building on the free school feeding pilot initiative he announced on Friday.
From tomorrow, learners will begin benefiting from a comprehensive feeding programme designed to ensure that **no child is expected to learn on an empty stomach.
**SEVEN KEY INTERVENTIONS**
The programme will immediately provide:
**1. ECDE Feeding Programme**
Delivery of **UHT milk, fortified wimbi porridge and a full lunch** for all ECDE pupils.
**2. Full Lunch for Grades 1–9**
All pupils from **Grade 1 to Grade 9** will receive a full lunch, with **chapati featuring as part of the alternating daily menu.
**3. Meals for School Staff and Non-Teaching Staff**
Teachers and non-teaching staff will also be covered under the full lunch programme.
**4. Clearing of Previous Feeding Debts**
All **pending debts arising from the previous school feeding programme** has been settled.
**5. Cooks’ Salaries Settled**
The **salaries of school cooks (wapishi) for the entire term** has been fully settled.
**6. A New Ultra-Modern Kitchen**
A **new ultra-modern kitchen** will be constructed at the institution to improve food preparation, sanitation and hygiene standards.
**7. Empowering Local Enterprise**
All foodstuffs will be **sourced and supplied through a local enterprise**, ensuring that the programme also contributes to local economic empowerment and promotes local content.
**NO COST TO PARENTS
Wakili Raymond Ngoo has **fully settled and committed the resources required to run the programme until the end of the school term.
Consequently, **no parent will be required to pay or make any contribution towards the feeding programme.
The initiative is anchored on a simple principle: **supporting education also means supporting the conditions under which children learn.
# # # **THE PROGRAMME WILL GO BEYOND NGOLIA
The Ngolia initiative is only the beginning.
As part of the pilot programme, Wakili Raymond Ngoo has announced plans to **replicate a similar school feeding initiative in one school per ward** in:
* **Werugha
* **Wundanyi–Mbale
* **Mwanda–Mghange
The programme will prioritise schools whose learners are among those **most affected by food insecurity and economic hardship**.
The broader objective is to help create an environment where children can attend school, concentrate on their studies and pursue their education with dignity.
**INVESTING IN CHILDREN IS INVESTING IN THE FUTURE
The initiative forms part of Wakili Raymond Ngoo’s broader agenda of **promoting access to quality education, improving learner welfare and supporting families through practical community-based interventions.
For Wakili Raymond, the message is simple: **education is not only about classrooms and books; it is also about ensuring that a child has the basic support needed to learn and thrive.
With the first delivery scheduled for tomorrow, the programme moves from **Promise to action, Well done is better than well said**
**SPEED NI YA JET ✈️
**WAKILI RAYMOND NGOO**
**A Ray of Hope
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