Press Release
More Evidence Points to Illegal U.S. Funding and Lobbying for Draft Constitution in KenyaFour Senior House Members Send Joint Letter to USAID's IG
Senior Members of the House of Representatives today called on USAID to explain new discrepancies reported in the media of US taxpayer money being spent on referendum activities on the proposed Kenyan constitution vote set for Aug. 4.
Senior Members of the House of Representatives Chris Smith (NJ-04) Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-04) Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Darrell Issa (CA-49), Ranking Member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee and Frank Wolf (VA-10), Ranking Member of the Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Subcommittee, today called on USAID to explain new discrepancies reported in the media of US taxpayer money being spent on referendum activities on the proposed Kenyan constitution vote set for Aug. 4.In a letter to USAID's Inspector General released at a press conference today, the members outlined their concerns and requests. (Click here to read Congressman Smith's remarks.) (Click here to read the joint letter from Reps. Smith, Ros-Lehtinen, Issa and Wolf.) |