Such an arrangement, usually focused on infrastructure development, involves an MCC grant averaging about $350 million (Sh35 billion), Mr Cairncross said. Kenya must make additional progress in controlling corruption before it can be deemed eligible for an MCC compact, Mr Cairncross noted. REFORMSCorruption does not have to be eradicated for Kenya to qualify for an MCC compact, Mr Cairncross told reporters. This is not the first MCC threshold programme for which Kenya has been chosen. “Kenya is an important partner in East Africa,” the MCC said in December, announcing the country’s approval for a second threshold programme.

Source: Daily Nation January 18, 2020 22:18 UTC