Kenya’s Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir SingOei has requested that the US-based Ford Foundation disclose all its grantees in Kenya over the past year, along with the approved programs and budgets for the last three months, amid allegations that its grantees are influencing recent protests in the country, local media reported.

The government alleged the foundation provided $5 million to 16 Kenyan organizations from April 2023 to May 2024, with an additional “unexplained” $1.49 million raised in the past three months, according to the report.

Several NGOs have been identified as recipients, including the Kenya Human Rights Commission, The Institute of Social Accountability, and the Africa Centre for Open Governance.

Moreover, the Kenyan government demanded to provide reports from its grantees detailing activities and costs; it emphasized that funds must be prudently used to serve legitimate purposes to avoid aiding “nefarious ends.”