Ruto Seals Ksh 200B Deal with Trump for SHA, Health Reforms
Under the new partnership, Donald Trump's administration will commit $1.6 billion (Ksh207 billion) to Kenya over the next five years...
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Kenya has sealed a groundbreaking Health Cooperation Framework Agreement with the United States, securing $1.6 billion (Ksh207 billion) over five years to bolster its healthcare system. This marks Kenya as the first nation to enter such a partnership, witnessed by President William Ruto.
- $1.6 billion (Ksh207 billion) committed by the Trump administration over five years, to be channeled directly through government institutions.
- The agreement was signed by Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday, December 4.
- This investment aims to align Kenya's healthcare systems with national priorities like BETA, universal health coverage, and Vision 2030, while also strengthening diplomatic ties and establishing Kenya as a regional health hub.
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President Ruto Secures Health and Debt-Swap Deals in Washington D.C. - December 2025
President William Ruto arrived in Washington, D.C., to witness a peace agreement signing between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda. During the visit, Kenya secured a Health Cooperation Framework Agreement with the U.S., which provides $1.6 billion (Ksh207 billion) over five years for the healthcare system. In addition, an agreement was reached for a debt-for-food swap to boost food security. The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) approved a Sh162 billion (approximately $1 billion) debt-for-food-security swap to replace expensive loans. Another account of the deal reported it as USD 1 billion (Ksh129 billion) after a meeting between President Ruto and DFC CEO Ben Black.
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