InĀ Nanyuki, a market town just northwest of Mount Kenya, some foreign aid workers and volunteers are worriedĀ what U.S. President Donald Trump'sĀ dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development will mean for the people there."It's a concern. It's a real issue,"Ā said Rex Taylor, co-founder and presidentĀ of The Small Project, a registered Canadian charity that helps sendĀ kids to school in rural Kenya.Ā "In my judgment, it will mean peopleĀ will die unnecessarily," he told CBC NewsĀ while on an annual visit toĀ Nanyuki.Kenya has one of the highest rates of HIV in the world, ranking 11th with a prevalence of 3.7 per cent in 2022, according to the World Health Organization. About 1.4 million Kenyans are HIV-positive, according to the non-profit Be in the Know.Ā Amfar, the Foundation for A...
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