WASHINGTON, DC (May 23, 2024)—Today the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Alice Albright and His Excellency President William Ruto launched the Kenya Urban Mobility and Growth Threshold Program.
This partnership affirms 60 years of diplomatic relations with Kenya. This week President Joseph R. Biden hosted President Ruto for a State Visit to celebrate and deepen ties between the two countries, which share a commitment to inclusive economic growth and democracy. The MCC-Kenya Urban Mobility and Growth Threshold Program, signed in September 2023, tackles the economic growth challenges related to urban land use and transport planning in the Nairobi metropolitan area.
“This program aims to benefit all 4.3 million residents who call the Nairobi metropolitan area home,” said Albright “This threshold program is about delivering real results and unlocking greater opportunities for the people of Kenya.”
“Today’s program launch marks an exciting milestone in the growing partnership between Kenya and the United States,” said President of Kenya William S. Ruto.
The newly launched MCC-Kenya threshold program, led in partnership with the Kenya Millennium Development Fund (KMDF), is MCC’s largest and most ambitious threshold program to date. The $60 million program will address transportation needs for pedestrians, advance safer transportation options for women, improve land use for investors, and catalyze financing for climate-friendly bus transit.
The Millennium Challenge Corporation is an independent U.S. government development agency working to reduce global poverty through economic growth. Created in 2004, MCC provides time-limited grants that pair investments in infrastructure with policy and institutional reforms to countries that meet rigorous standards for good governance, fighting corruption and respecting democratic rights.
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