Kenyan Cuts in Foreign Funding of NGOs Aimed At Silencing Critics - HRW

12 November 2013

Nairobi — Kenyan government plans to make large cuts in the foreign funding of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are designed to silence its critics, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday.

On October 30, the office of the attorney published in the official gazette the Miscellaneous Amendment Bill of 2013, which would slash foreign funding for NGOs in Kenya. Publication is the mandatory first step before a bill is introduced to parliament.

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