FORMER education minister Michael Kaingu has congratulated the UPND government for the continued provision of meal allowances to students in universities, stating that a student must eat to concentrate. On Monday, UPND Secretary General Batuke Imenda said the lack of meal allowances in the past affected the performance of university students. In an interview, Kaingu agreed that a hungry student cannot concentrate. “Your question is very important, because feeding is very important. Because if you are hungry, you cannot concentrate, isn’t it? Yes. If you are hungry, you can’t concentrate. You must eat for you to read and concentrate and perform. I have not done any nutrition, but what I can only say is that to perform, one must eat....