Nutrition and education in focus as Kenya marks World Food Day

President William Ruto (left), Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja and Women Representative Esther Passaris during the launch of Nairobi County School Feeding Programme, in Roysambu Primary School. [File, Standard]

As Kenya commemorated World Food Day on October 16, attention continues to focus on Africa's dual crises of malnutrition and educational inequality.

With millions of children across the continent facing hunger, experts argue that expanding school feeding programmes could be a key solution to both of these issues.