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Kenya, US sign Sh323.8 billion health aid agreement

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) and Kenyan Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi (L) participate in a Health Framework of Cooperation signing ceremony at the State Department in Washington, DC on December 4, 2025. [AFP]

The United States on Thursday signed a $2.5 billion (Sh323.8 billion) health aid deal with Kenya, the first such bilateral agreement since President Donald Trump dismantled the historic US aid agency and sidelined NGOs.

Trump administration officials said the agreement would be the first in a series of agreements with developing countries' governments, which will be asked to share the bill and cooperate with Washington on other priorities.

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