Kenya's Supreme Court has suspended a new US-Kenya health cooperation agreement due to petitions over privacy and procedural issues. Justice Bahati Mwamuye's December 11 order prohibits any transfer or sharing of patients' sensitive health data while the case continues. The agreement was signed in Washington on December 4 and represents the first publicly announced bilateral health agreement by the US government. It includes US funding of £1.2bn (€1.4bn) over five years, while Kenya will contribute around US$850m from domestic sources. At the signing, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the agreement would shift more US funds through the Kenyan government and that Kenya would gradually take over responsibility for US-funded health workers. The deal raised concerns about sharing data on Kenyans' conditions, including HIV and tuberculosis.