World Bank funding Stories

Kenya’s blood transfusion services face collapse as World Bank’s Sh2.7 billion support ends
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 31, 2025

The World Bank's support covered crucial aspects such as blood collection, testing for infectious diseases, processing blood components and digitalisi...

Government to open HELB portal for first and second-year students to appeal for financial aid amid court battle
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 30, 2025

Ogamba reiterated that the government would continue implementing the funding model until the Court of Appeal delivers its final ruling on the case.

WHO proposing to cut jobs and slash budget by a fifth, memo shows
Reuters  |  Mar 29, 2025

Trump's administration withdrew from the WHO upon taking office in January, saying the global health agency had mishandled the COVID-19 pandemic and o...

Kenya’s HIV crisis: The fear of running out of medication
Charity Kilei  |  Mar 30, 2025

Kenya’s HIV programme has long relied on USAID support, but with the healthcare system under immense strain, the government maintains that existing st...

Court of Appeal overturns ruling suspending Ruto’s university funding model
Joseph Ndunda  |  Mar 26, 2025

The Court of Appeal, however, directed the government agencies to notify the stakeholders of the possibility of changes in the course of the hearings...

Experts urge accountability in healthcare billions to ensure Kenyans get quality services
Charity Kilei  |  Mar 23, 2025

Beyond Kenya, experts at the conference emphasised the need for African nations to develop self-sustaining healthcare financing strategies rather than...

Governors threaten counties shutdown over Sh78 billion withheld funds
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 21, 2025

The governors said the Sh38.4 billion lost from additional allocations includes Sh24 billion meant for critical county projects in healthcare, agricul...

Treasury CS Mbadi proposes reduction of counties to achieve financial sustainability
Charles Adinda  |  Mar 20, 2025

The CS suggested that the country may have to either go back to the eight provinces in the previous Constitution or have a maximum of 14 regions to ac...

Education CS says KUCCPS portal to be opened by end month for new university applications
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 20, 2025

KUCCPS CEO Agnes Mercy Wahome said the agency had received details of available capacities from universities and was awaiting board approval to announ...

Medics struggle to revive Sudan's hungry with trickle of aid supplies
Reuters  |  Mar 19, 2025

About half of Sudan's population of 50 million now suffer some degree of acute hunger, and famine has taken hold in at least five areas, including sev...

Lack of funds leaves Sh22 billion military projects in limbo
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 18, 2025

These projects, launched between November 2021 and June 2022 in the final months of former President Uhuru Kenyatta’s administration, have missed thei...

Voice of America staff put on leave after Trump directive
Reuters  |  Mar 16, 2025

Michael Abramowitz, Voice of America's director, said nearly his entire staff of 1,300 journalists, producers and assistants had been put on administr...

Audit reveals inefficiencies, management flaws in new university funding model
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 14, 2025

Last December, the High Court declared it unconstitutional, ruling that it was discriminatory and lacked public participation.

Health Ministry seeks Sh140 million to digitise HIV care, Sh5 billion to counter USAID cuts
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 13, 2025

The ministry argues that the move aims to integrate HIV-related health records into Kenya’s digital health superhighway, ensuring data accessibility a...

Kenya HIV patients live in fear as US aid freeze strand drugs in warehouse
Reuters  |  Mar 11, 2025

The 90-day foreign aid freeze, ordered by U.S. President Donald Trump after taking office on January 20, has upended the global supply chain for medic...

Judiciary: Treasury never disbursed Sh73 million for Kasarani court project
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 06, 2025

Following the disbandment of NMS, Ndemo said the Judiciary took over the construction of the Kasarani, Mihang'o and Huruma courts through a Deed of No...

Revised education funding model set for September rollout, says CS Ogamba
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 06, 2025

The CS said the Presidential taskforce reviewing the 2023 model is finalising its recommendations to ensure equitable financing.

UN food agency shuts Southern Africa bureau during drought, citing low funding
Reuters  |  Mar 04, 2025

The agency would consolidate its eastern and southern African operations and run both from Nairobi.

Public universities struggle under Sh72 billion debt as funding crisis deepens
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 01, 2025

Many universities also own commercial properties such as hotels and malls, which remain largely untapped as sources of revenue.

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