Tuesday, May 6, 2025 - Ruto's government has secured a major financial lifeline after the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation committed Ksh.3.8 billion in grant funding to support Kenya's 2025/26 health budget.
The donation, part of the country's
external financing portfolio, will go to the State Department of Medical
Services to strengthen healthcare delivery systems nationwide.
This support comes at a critical
time, as the Government grapples with a projected Ksh 52 billion deficit
following a freeze in U.S foreign aid under President Donald Trump’s
administration.
The freeze has halted key programs
previously funded by the United States Agency for International Development
(USAID), including food security, HIV treatment, and refugee support.
In response to the funding gap, a
high-level inter-agency team recommended immediate interventions.
These include reorganizing health
workers affected by the aid cuts to maintain HIV services, enhancing local
production of essential medical supplies, and integrating HIV, TB, and malaria
care under the Social Health Authority (SHA).
USAID’s suspended contribution of
Ksh.16.5 billion would have gone to ASAL region food programs, refugee aid in
Dadaab and Kakuma, and agricultural innovation.
The impact has also been felt in
countries like Nigeria, DRC, Mali, and South Sudan.
The Buffett Foundation, named after
Warren Buffett’s late wife Susan, is now led by Buffett’s children and remains
a major global health funder.
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Billions of $$$ from Warren Buffet are to execute Kenyan babies in the Wombs.
ReplyDeleteKenyans be warned. Mtadungwa mavaccines za kuwauwa. Tumwachie Ruto to quench his thirst for money and everything he comes in contact with.
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