{"id":460631,"date":"2011-07-14T08:10:45","date_gmt":"2011-07-14T08:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/07\/14\/house-team-warns-of-school-food-riots\/"},"modified":"2011-07-14T08:10:45","modified_gmt":"2011-07-14T08:10:45","slug":"house-team-warns-of-school-food-riots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/14\/house-team-warns-of-school-food-riots\/","title":{"rendered":"House Team Warns of School Food Riots"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"34.6289289872\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nation.co.ke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/nation180.jpg\" alt=\"The Nation (Nairobi)\" title=\"Visit The Nation (Nairobi)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>13 July 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>Nairobi \u2014 A parliamentary committee has warned that empty food stores in schools could spark unrest and put the lives of teachers in danger.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, the House team on Education is pushing the government to release funds for free primary and secondary education, saying boarding schools needed the money urgently as they faced food shortages.<\/p>\n<p>The committee chaired by Mosop MP David Koech asked the government to release maize in the Strategic Grain Reserve to schools to avert a crisis.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are telling the government not to put the lives of teachers and principals at risk. There is nothing worse than lack of food in schools,&#8221; said Migori MP John Pesa, a member of the committee.Education permanent secretary James ole Kiyiapi has said the government will release the free education funds this week.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Koech said at Parliament Buildings yesterday that the government should make an announcement on when it would release the money, instead of &#8220;making empty promises&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The minister, PS and other officials should say exactly when the money will be disbursed.&#8221; Mr Pesa said funds should be released now to avoid disrupting mock examinations.<\/p>\n<p>But for some schools, the issue is not a question of funds but where they can buy the food.<\/p>\n<p>The committee opposed a decision to allow importation of GMO maize, saying schools may be turned into dumping grounds for the grain.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Koech said the Biosafety Act provided clear guidelines on GMOs and the relevant authority was yet to be set up to ensure safety guidelines are followed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We don&#8217;t want GMOs as we don&#8217;t want schools to be dumping grounds,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><strong>More News on allAfrica.com<\/strong><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read the original post:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201107140082.html\" title=\"House Team Warns of School Food Riots\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">House Team Warns of School Food Riots<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 13 July 2011 Nairobi \u2014 A parliamentary committee has warned that empty food stores in schools could spark unrest and put the lives of teachers in danger. 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