National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi says 85 programmes valued at Sh52.2 billion supported by US government will be affected by an executive order issued by President Donald Trump stopping foreign aid.
Mbadi, who appeared before the Senate on Wednesday, said 15 critical life-saving programmes, emergency food assistance and the police mission in Haiti will continue receiving funding from the Trump administration.
He held a meeting with top officials at the US embassy in Nairobi who assured him that funding for critical sectors will not be affected and that he requested for write up on the impact of the executive order, including areas that will not be affected. "There were 100 programmes supported by the United States Agency for International Development and after the executive order by President Trump they have been reduced to 15 which includes interventions for emergency food assistance and the Kenya Police mission in Haiti," said Mbadi.
President Trump signed the executive order to reevaluate and realign US aid for 90 days pending a review.
