Key Facts: – The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation has granted Sh3.8 billion to Kenya’s health sector – The grant represents 18.1% of Kenya’s medical services project budget – Kenya faces a Sh24.9 billion funding gap due to US aid cuts – Warren Buffett plans to donate 99.5% of his $161 billion fortune to charity In […]
All direct hire personnel to be placed on administrative leave, according to email
Uhuru made the statement on January 29 during the East Africa Region Global Health Security Summit in Mombasa where he was the chief guest, criticizing those decrying the aid cuts, arguing that it was time for African nations to take charge of their own development.
Staffers who work at the agency’s Washington DC headquarters were told to stay home on Monday.
USAID, an independent agency established by an act of Congress, manages a budget of $42.8 billion meant for humanitarian relief and development assistance around the world.
The former president criticized African leaders for misallocating resources, particularly on unnecessary conflicts and wars.
The recent 90-day suspension of foreign assistance by former U.S. President Donald Trump has left thousands of Kenyan employees linked to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) without their January salaries and facing uncertain futures. The executive order, affecting humanitarian, development, and security programs worldwide, has caused immediate disruptions. USAID operations in Kenya […]
