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Trump in January ordered a 90-day pause in all foreign development assistance pending assessment of its consistency with his "America First" foreign policy.

His remarks come as diplomatic and humanitarian circles express growing concern over the ramifications of this policy shift.

The lawsuit alleges that dissolving USAID, which was established as an independent agency in a 1998 law passed by Congress, is beyond Trump's authority.

With potential shifts in US aid strategies, Kenya needs to prepare for possible reductions or redirection of donor contributions.

Trump’s Stop-Work Order, signed last month, has temporarily suspended all US foreign assistance programmes for 90 days pending a policy review. The move affects over 20 million people globally, including Kenyans under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and USAID programmes.

PEPFAR provides direct support to more than 20 million people living with HIV including Kenya, representing two-thirds of those receiving treatment globally.

The move has raised alarm in countries like Kenya, which heavily rely on the global fund for HIV and AIDS prevention, treatment, and support.

The five-year programme aims to tackle food insecurity and enhance agribusiness in some of Kenya's most vulnerable regions.

Like other parts of the county, Ngaremara is prone to perennial drought which threatens pastoralism, the region's main economic stay, and results in massive loss of livestock, impoverishing and rendering the local communities food insecure

Journalists will be provided with grants to investigate cases of fraud, wastage and abuse in the health sector.

Turkana County witnessed the launch of a USAID livelihood program aimed at benefiting 1200 individuals. The USAID-Nawiri sustainable, resilient, and transformative fish production investment seeks to improve production and management practices within the fishery sector in Turkana.

The Marsabit County government officially launched the County Monitoring and Evaluation Committee today. This committee is set to play a crucial role in the harmonization, coordination, monitoring, and evaluation of projects and programs at the county level.
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