US health deals cause trouble for Kenya govt (opens in new tab)

The Kenyan government embraced the Trump administration's new approach to health assistance after it shuttered development agency USAID last year in favour of bilateral deals -- often with strings attached. Kenya was the first country to sign up to one of the new health deals in December and has gone out of its way to cater to US demands. When Washington wanted to build an Ebola facility for its citizens on Kenyan territory, President William Ruto said it would be "inhumane" to turn down the ...