{"id":17226,"date":"2025-03-05T12:00:40","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T12:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/?p=17226"},"modified":"2025-03-05T12:00:41","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T12:00:41","slug":"us-aid-cuts-to-create-ksh-52-billion-budget-deficit-treasury-cs-mbadi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/?p=17226","title":{"rendered":"US Aid Cuts to Create Ksh.52 Billion Budget Deficit \u2013 Treasury CS Mbadi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GVapBmdWQAABqAr.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GVapBmdWQAABqAr.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GVapBmdWQAABqAr-980x637.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GVapBmdWQAABqAr-480x312.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Treasury Cabinet Secretary <strong>John Mbadi<\/strong> has disclosed that <strong>US President Donald Trump\u2019s decision to cut USAID funding<\/strong> will leave Kenya with a <strong>Ksh.52 billion deficit<\/strong> in the <strong>2024\/25 financial year<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Appearing before the <strong>Senate<\/strong>, Mbadi outlined that the budget shortfall will impact key sectors, including <strong>health, governance, education, and food security<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sector Breakdown of Lost Funding<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Education (Ksh.2.8 billion)<\/strong> \u2013 Funding was intended for <strong>teacher training, support for TVET institutions, scholarships, early grade literacy programs in public primary schools, and the Open University of Kenya<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Governance (Ksh.1.1 billion)<\/strong> \u2013 The funds would have strengthened <strong>institutional capacity, supported voter education for the 2027 elections, helped counter violence in coastal counties, and backed government initiatives<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Food Security (Ksh.16.5 billion)<\/strong> \u2013 USAID support was set to <strong>enhance food systems in ASAL regions, provide food aid to refugees in Dadaab and Kakuma, and invest in cooperatives and agricultural technology<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Government\u2019s Response<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>CS Mbadi clarified that <strong>USAID funding is not directly factored into Kenya\u2019s national budget<\/strong> but serves as <strong>critical supplementary support<\/strong>. With the funding now cut, the government plans to <strong>review its existing budget<\/strong> and <strong>prioritize essential areas<\/strong> to cushion the affected sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Further deliberations are expected as the government explores alternative funding solutions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has disclosed that US President Donald Trump\u2019s decision to cut USAID funding will leave Kenya with a Ksh.52 billion deficit in the 2024\/25 financial year. Appearing before the Senate, Mbadi outlined that the budget shortfall will impact key sectors, including health, governance, education, and food security. 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