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Why parties are not losing sleep over USAID freeze

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UNAIDS executive director and wife of ailing Opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye, Ms Winnie Byanyima (2nd right) arrives with opposition leaders NUP leader Robert Kyagulanyi (3rd left) for the joint prayers yesterday. PHOTO/MICHAEL KAKUMIRIZI

The Donald Trump administration has since January been working to dismantle the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) by laying off employees, ending most of its funding activities and moving whatever it deems worthy of retaining to the State Department.

USAID has been the US government’s primary aid agency since its inception in 1961.