The fund on September 7 wrote to the Kenya judging team, which handled the process, cancelling the awards.
The judging team is an independent team consisting of some 23 member organizations pooled from the @UN bilateral partners and civil society, called the Kenya Coordinating Mechanism.
The members include the @WHO, @UNDP, United the Nations Population Fund as well as @USAID.
The fund said it noted there were flaws in the "financial evaluation part of the procurement process" which should be resolved to ensure "Kenya's eligibility for the funding request".
The @KenyaRedCross had won the HIV tender since 2012, grants that were always renewed every three years, while @Amref_Kenya always had the TB tender. Both organizations had scored between A1, the donors' ranking which is equivalent to scoring between 89 and 100 per cent.
Dr. Asha Mohammed of @KenyaRedCross said it had come as a surprise that the organization had not performed well enough.
Dr. Meshack Ndirangu, @Amref_Kenya Director, said the organization had won the award through a public procurement process.
As long as the stalemate stands, the utilisation of the money has been put on hold and this puts the lives of millions on the line.
Some 1.5 million HIV patients require antiretroviral medication and there is no diagnosis and treatment of TB, Kenya's fifth killer and malaria kills 21,000 people each year, majority of whom are children under five.
The @GlobalFund money supports other services such as nutrition and cash transfers for the most vulnerable.
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I want to ask questions to the IG and the DCI. You say the CCTV had been tampered with, but we need accountability for the period between 9:00 p.m. on 7th June to 4:00 a.m. on 8th June 2025. According to the occurrence book, Albert was booked at 2:35 a.m. and was dead by 3:45 a.m.
To the CS , you flew to Nandi a few weeks ago for Father Alois's funeral and told the family you knew the killers. People have also been killed in Angata Barikoi. When you read Articles 240 and 245, it's clear the Ministry of Interior is suffering from a leadership crisis. It is good that the nation has now seen the incompetence of CS Murkomen in this matter. If anybody has to resign we must start with the CS. That is where the back stops. ~ @scherargei #BungeLiveSEN
He had the wrong assertion that he is barely six months in office. Does he need 10,000 years to make change in this country? He has not presented any policy on police brutality as required under Articles 245 and 240. It is high time the President does a reshuffle and takes the CS for Interior back to Sports, because he likes "kuletaring mchezo" in serious national matters. We won't sit back and let this happen. Everybody must be held to account. ~ @scherargei #BungeLiveSEN
His PS, when Ongondo Were was killed, used to give blow-by-blow updates of information. What is happening with Albert Ojwang and Father Alois Bett? He must be held accountable. If he doesn’t want to be held accountable, let him take a walk. ~ @scherargei #BungeLiveSEN
Inspect General of Police, Douglas Kanja takes the stand.
The National Police Service deeply regrets the unfortunate events that resulted in the death of Mr Albert Ojwang while in police custody. The Service extends its sincere condolences to the family and loved ones of the deceased during this difficult time. - IG Douglas Kanja #BungeLiveSEN
In line with our commitment to accountability and transparency, the Service pledges full cooperation and support to IPOA as they undertake a thorough and independent investigation into the matter. - @IG_NPS #BungeLiveSEN
In view of the above, the Service wishes to provide the following chronology of events leading to the arrest of Mr Albert Ojwang. On 4th June 2025, the DCI received a formal complaint from Mr Eliud Lagat, the DIG in charge of the Kenya Police Service. - @IG_NPS #BungeLiveSEN
Cognisant of the obligation of the house - disposal of the special motion with urgency, I undertook to address the concerns expeditiously in order to allow the House to proceed with the next stages of the special motion. - @HonWetangula #BungeLiveNA
As members are aware, the 7 days available to this House to dispose of the motion will lapse on Tuesday, 8th October 2024. - @HonWetangula #BungeLiveNA
The threshold can only be to the membership of the National Assembly that is prescribed under Article 97 of the constitution. In this regard, a member who who proposes a motion for impeachment of a President or Deputy President must be supported by at least one-third of the 349 members of the House, being 117 members. - @HonWetangula #BungeLiveNA
➡️The Speaker of the National Assembly, Moses Wetangula, who received President William Ruto’s memo on his reservation to withhold assent to the Finance Bill 2024 last evening, will notify each of the 349 MPs of the implications of the President’s action. 1/
➡️Under the rules of the House, if a message from the President is received at a time when the House is not sitting, the Speaker must immediately cause the message to be sent to each Member and report the message to the House on the day it next sits. 2/
➡️This means that the earliest the House can consider the President’s memorandum asking MPs to strike out entire provisions of the Finance Bill 2024 is July 22nd, following the House’s short recess. 3/