Citing Inaction, U.S. Halts Anti-Graft Aid
The United States halted aid to Kenya’s anti-graft agencies, saying the country lacked the will to fight corruption. U.S. Ambassador William Bellamy said Monday’s resignation of top anti-graft advisor John Githongo and government inaction had called into question Nairobi’s desire to solve the problem.
Bellamy said the United States would withhold about $2.5 million.
“We cannot be helpful when all the evidence suggests that government isn’t serious or, worse, that government is the source of the problem,” Bellamy said in a speech.
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