Friday,
May 9, 2025 - Billionaire
philanthropist Bill Gates has strongly criticised Elon Musk over his decision
to dismantle the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
The Microsoft founder has warned
that the move could have deadly consequences for the world’s most vulnerable
children.
In an interview with the Financial
Times, Gates said Musk’s actions would cause a surge in preventable
diseases such as HIV, measles, and polio across some of the poorest regions in
the world, particularly in Africa.
He accused the Tesla CEO of
“killing the world’s poorest children” by halting international aid funding.
USAID previously managed more
than $40 billion in overseas development programs.
In February, Musk’s newly formed
Department for Government Efficiency (DOGE) took control of the agency’s
operations, dismissed most staff, and suspended ongoing projects.
Musk had earlier described USAID
as “a viper’s nest of radical-left Marxists” and a “criminal organisation.”
Meanwhile, Gates reaffirmed his
long-term philanthropic commitment, announcing plans to wind down the Bill
& Melinda Gates Foundation by 2045 and donate his entire fortune before
then.
He said his mission remains
focused on improving global health, fighting poverty, and expanding access to
education.
Musk has since admitted that Doge “made some mistakes.”
The two tech moguls have a history of clashing over
philanthropy and global aid.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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