[So many warnings, yet there are at present 15 million beneficiaries of government grants, 9 million of whom are children. I would agree that this situation is better than a situation of empty stomachs and hungry families, but can it save our poor from the clutches of poverty or can this action make our people worthy citizens? We have to find a middle way and the only way in which to equip our citizens is through quality education and knowledge so that they are prepared to fight the onslaught of poverty.]