SHS Food Shortage: Eastern Region CHASS Considers School Closures

The Eastern Region Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) is now considering the closure of schools in the region because of the shortage of food items.

In a statement, it said there have been food shortages for the past two years, as well as struggles with reduced weight of food items supplied.

“Suppliers of food items for some time now have been supplying underweight items to the schools. An example is 100 kg of Maize has been reduced to 50 kg or 60 kg,” it noted in a statement.

It also complained about arrears in schools because of the erratic release of funds meant for perishable foods.

Find below the full statement:

The Education Ministry gave assurances that by July 12, the challenges would have been addressed.