Sh33bn Kenya contracts, grants axed in USAID purge

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US President Donald Trump ordered a 90-day freeze on foreign aid assistance moments after he took office on January 20, 2025.

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The US government has terminated five big-ticket contracts and grants in Kenya worth a combined Sh32.5 billion, marking the onset of President Donald Trump’s drastic cuts on aid to the country.

Disclosures through court filings showed that the US government has ended three USAID contracts in Kenya worth a combined Sh28.36 billion ($219.5 million) and two grants valued at Sh4.2 billion ($32.72 million).

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