By ANITA CHEPKOECHMore by this AuthorBy EUNICE KILONZOMore by this AuthorUS Ambassador to Kenya Robert Godec has said direct financial support to the Ministry of Health was suspended due to corruption reports and lack of accountability. ACCOUNTING PROCEDURESRelated Content US suspends direct aid to Ministry of HealthHe said the US would resume the funding once the ministry takes steps to improve its accounting procedures. He said the assistance to the ministry that has been put on hold is a small percentage of the overall US assistance to Kenya's health system. In a statement to newsrooms, Health Cabinet Secretary Cleopa Mailu said the ministry is aware that the US had told Kenyan officials about the aid suspension. USAid/Kenya and East Africa notified the Kenyan government in a letter dated May 8 that it was suspending direct assistance to the ministry.

Source: Daily Nation May 09, 2017 09:54 UTC