Johnson Sakaja says Nairobi’s Dishi Na County provides 37-tonne daily food market for farmers

Nairobi’s Dishi Na County school feeding programme buys 740 tonnes of food monthly, sourcing from 27 counties and creating a major market for farmers nationwide.

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Amos Khaemba, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings over four years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya.

Nairobi - Governor Sakaja Johnson has disclosed the full scale of the Dishi Na County school feeding programme, revealing it now drives a daily institutional food market of approximately 37 tonnes for farmers supplying public schools in the capital.

Sakaja made the remarks on Thursday, October 8, 2026, while addressing the Agriculture and Food Security Summit held at Jamhuri Park, where he outlined how large public programmes can be structured to generate consistent demand for agricultural produce.

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