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Airlines, hotels, NGOs and suppliers hit by USAID disruption

President Donald Trump displays one of the executive orders after signing at the Oval Office.[AFP]

Kenyan airlines, hotels, small businesses and suppliers as well as thousands of non-governmental organisations are facing an uncertain economic future as US President Donald Trump administration's "stop work order" on foreign assistance programmes disrupts operations of numerous international aid organisations.

The far reaching decision has also put into uncertainty livelihoods of thousands of Kenyans who depend on the US Agency for International Development (USAid) for direct employment and lucrative business dealings.

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