A Kenyan peacebuilding specialist said of the effects from U.S. aid cuts: “The gains which have been made when it comes to resilience-building have been shattered."

Date: 3/26

Region: Africa

Country: Kenya

Topic: Peacebuilding & Stabilization, Climate & Environment

Policy Lens: Security & Resilience

Entry Type: Field Observation

Additional Context: Devex journalist Ayenat Mersie looked into the impacts of U.S. aid cuts in Kenya one year after the initial funding freezes and terminations. According to her reporting, the secondary effects emerging from the abrupt reduction in U.S. funding have added to ongoing debt pressures, exposing strain in Kenya’s pastoralist economies and public health system.

This quote is attributed to Guyo Haro, an Isiolo-based governance and peacebuilding specialist who worked with USAID previously.

Source: Devex