Published on: 01/03/2011
The Ministry of Education has called for a more coordinated approach in mitigating drought and water shortage in arid and semi arid areas to stop children from dropping out of school.
Education secretary George Godia told an inter-ministerial meeting of permanent secretaries that over 70 per cent of schools in drought-stricken areas are witnessing huge school drop-outs as children join their families in search of food and water.
Source:Ramadhan Rajab, Nairobi Star /allAfrica.com, 22 February 2011
