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Why the court has frozen Sh348 billionTrump-Ruto deal

US President Donald Trump (R) and Kenya's President William Ruto attend the signing ceremony of a peace deal between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, on December 4, 2025. [AFP]

The government has suffered a major blow in the Sh322 billion health deal with the United States of America.

On Friday, the High Court directed the Ministry of Health and the Attorney General not to share any data with the President Donald Trump-led government. His colleague, Justice Chacha Mwita, also ordered that the remaining commitments be put on ice until the case filed by Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah is heard and determined.

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