Kenya: Britain backs IMF aid freeze

Britain has thrown its weight behind recent decisions by international lenders to delay aid to Kenya. High commissioner Adam Wood said Britain was a key partner of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) and would, therefore, support their conditions. The Bretton Woods institutions have withheld the funding to press the Government to act tougher on corruption and reforms. At the weekend, World Bank country director Collin Bruce said Kenya stood to miss out on close to Sh15 billion in aid if it did not speed up economic reforms.