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Kenya's Uhuru Kenyatta urges Africa to give up aid | Kenya's Uhuru Kenyatta urges Africa to give up aid |
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Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged fellow African leaders to stop receiving foreign aid, saying it is not an acceptable basis for prosperity. | Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged fellow African leaders to stop receiving foreign aid, saying it is not an acceptable basis for prosperity. |
"Dependency on giving that only appears to be charitable must end," he said in a tweet ahead of this weekend's African Union summit in South Africa. | "Dependency on giving that only appears to be charitable must end," he said in a tweet ahead of this weekend's African Union summit in South Africa. |
The BBC's Robert Kiptoo in Kenya says it is not a government policy but a rallying cry for African leaders. | The BBC's Robert Kiptoo in Kenya says it is not a government policy but a rallying cry for African leaders. |
Aid is believed to account for 5-6% of Kenya's total income. | Aid is believed to account for 5-6% of Kenya's total income. |
Mr Kenyatta said that foreign aid "often carries terms and conditions that preclude progress". | |
"It is time to give it up," he wrote. |