Spotlight on Africa reached out to three experts involved in rethinking the future of aid, including CFK Africa Executive Director Jeffrey Okoro:
Jeffrey Okoro is the executive director of the NGO CFK Africa in Kenya. He said that since the decision of the US government to freeze US Agency for International Development (USAID) spending in January, Kenyans working in healthcare have been hit hard. The decision has already disrupted efforts to stop the spread of diseases like HIV and tuberculosis.
“A sizeable portion of the Kenyan government funding for health counselling comes from international organisations from foreign governments,” Okoro told RFI from his office in Kenya.
Listen to the interview beginning at minute 1:30 until about 10:20.
