FCC's Rotten Feed Saga Excuses Wanting

The recent feed saga unfolding in the Francistown City Council (FCC) had an extremely simplified answer as to why schools had rotten bags of sorghum meal, samp, and beans in their supply. Yes, people who have gone to government primary schools will attest to the fact that the food served at many primary schools will fail even the minimum hygiene tests.

The council seems to blame storage facilities at schools, claiming that they do not have proper ventilation, hence the challenge of food rotting during school closure. The other excuse is almost laughable, as FCC is quick to admit that some schools with pupils from middle-income families carry their own provisions rather than eat food supplied at schools.  The council further explains that as a result ‘consumption’ patterns vary, which result in some schools remaining with a considerable surplus when schools break for holidays.