COVID19: Urpilainen announces €55M Kenya aid

Posted on June 5, 2020 by Europe correspondent Leave a comment

“Team Europe stands by Kenya during Covid-19 with €55m package of support. €25m to ensure #SafeTrade at borders and to support #SMEs with affordable loans to stay afloat, €30M in budget support to #GoK to create space for priority public expenditure in response to pandemic” EU Commisisoner Jutta Urpilainen announced.

#TeamEurope stands by #Kenya during #covid-19 with €55m package of support. €25m to ensure #SafeTrade at borders and to support #SMEs with affordable loans to stay afloat, €30m in budget support to #GoK to create space for priority public expenditure in response to pandemic.

— Jutta Urpilainen #UnitedAgainstCoronavirus (@JuttaUrpilainen) June 5, 2020

Kenyan relevant authorities announced 134 new positive cases on June 5, and 2,474 total confirmed cases, 51 new recoveries, 643 Total discharged and recovered, total 79 fatalities.

COVID-19 KENYA: 134 more test positive after 3,177 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, Health CAS Mwangangi says. pic.twitter.com/B056vK79eP

— NationBreakingNews (@NationBreaking) June 5, 2020