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\"\"\"\"President William Ruto concludes his high-profile visit to the United States with numerous deals signed alongside President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n

Ruto returns to Kenya this weekend bringing commitments totaling over Kes.52 billion ($395.15M) from various U.S. departments and agencies to support Kenya\u2019s development projects.<\/p>\n

The U.S. has allocated nearly Kes.5.3 billion ($40 million) to Kenya for democracy, human rights, and governance, and another Kes.93 million ($700,000) to support operationalizing the Public Benefits Organization Act.<\/p>\n

USAID announced an additional Kes.173 million ($1.3 million) for the youth empowerment program aimed at strengthening political engagement at the subnational level, and Kes.80 million ($600,000) to advance disability inclusion.<\/p>\n

America also plans to support Kenya\u2019s Anti-corruption efforts with Kes.66 million ($500,000) for a new Fiscal Integrity Program, and another Kes.66 million ($500,000) to expand the reach and effectiveness of anti-corruption advocacy.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo support the Government of Kenya to combat corruption, the Administration is providing Kes.33 million ($250,000) through the Global Accountability Program, and Kes.40 million ($300,000) to support Kenya\u2019s proposed Whistleblower Protection law to strengthen Kenya\u2019s anti-corruption legal architecture.\u00a0 In addition, USAID has provided Kes.358 million ($2.7 million) to support the improved enforcement of policy and laws that deal with fraud, waste, and abuse in the delivery of public services to Kenyan citizens,\u201d<\/em> the White House stated.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, the U.S goodie bag includes reforms in Kenya\u2019s electoral process, with Kes.199 million ($1.5 million) provided to support Kenya\u2019s electoral process by strengthening the election commission, political parties, and campaign finance.<\/p>\n

Moreover, America will support Kenya in developing the digital superhighway to enable a holistic view of healthcare delivery. Kes.4.1 billion ($31 million) will be provided to build and deploy digital health solutions to support disease programs in Kenya.<\/p>\n

The US announced a new Kes.929 million ($7 million) partnership to advance and strengthen the modernization and professionalization of Kenya\u2019s National Police Service.<\/p>\n

Additionally, the United States of America will provide Kes.650 million ($4.9 million) in new funding for Kenya and other East African countries to improve cooperation and coordination in combating criminal networks and holding criminals accountable.<\/p>\n

The Biden administration will also inject Kes.1.3 billion ($10 million) direct loan to Kenyan company Hewa Tele and two rounds of equity investment totaling Kes..531 million ($4 million) to Kasha Global.<\/p>\n

Additionally, the U.S. will support the Kenyan education sector by providing Kes.66 million ($500,000) to support the development of Kenyan students, scientists, researchers, and engineers.<\/p>\n

An additional Kes.40 billion ($300,000) will support women\u2019s entrepreneurship and gender equity in the Kenyan energy sector, with Kes.478 million ($3.6 million) committed to accelerating the connection of homes, businesses, and institutions in Kenya to cleaner electricity.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, other investments will focus on hydropower projects and transitioning to zero-emissions vehicles in Kenya.<\/p>\n

Kenyan-owned private companies have also received support. For example, a Kes.66 million ($500,000) technical assistance grant has been announced to build a proprietary credit scoring model to support Pezesha Africa Limited.<\/p>\n

Additionally, a Kes.6.8 billion ($51 million) loan will be issued to asset financing platform M-KOPA to support smartphone receivables and cash loans, aimed at enhancing the affordability of M-KOPA\u2019s devices for low-income borrowers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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