Kenyan court halts rollout of $1.6bn health deal with the United States

Kenya’s High Court has paused a multibillion-shilling health partnership with the United States, stopping the government from putting the agreement into action until a legal challenge is heard.

The temporary order was issued by Justice Bahati Mwamuye after the Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) argued that the deal breaches several laws and puts Kenyans’ personal health data at risk.

In the ruling, the judge said the government…