USAID report: U.S. government using taxpayer money to support new Kenyan constitution that includes abortion provision

“There is no doubt the Obama administration is funding the ‘yes’ campaign in Kenya,” Smith said in a press release.

“By funding NGOs charged with obtaining ‘yes’ votes, the administration has crossed the line,” he said.  “Directly supporting efforts to register ‘yes’ voters and ‘get out the yes vote’ means the U.S. government is running a political campaign in Kenya. U.S. taxpayer funds should not be used to support one side or the other. The Obama administration need not be shopping around for new places to export its abortion agenda at taxpayer expense.”

If federal money is indeed being used to support the expansion of legalized abortion in a foreign country, the Obama administration could be in violation of the Silijander Amendment, which prohibits the use of foreign assistance funds from being used to lobby for or against abortion.

In recent weeks, Vice President Joe Biden raised suspicions that the Obama administration may be supporting the “yes” campaign when he said during a speech in Kenya, “If you make these changes, I promise you, new foreign private investment will come in like you’ve never seen.”

When asked last week about the allegations, an official within the Vice President’s office referred The Daily Caller to previous statements made by President Obama and Vice President Biden offering support for the constitutional process in Kenya.

U.S. Ambassador to Kenya, Michael Ranneberger, also raised suspicions of the administration’s intent to fund the “yes” campaign when he reportedly promised Kenyan officials that the U.S. was prepared to give $2 million to support the adoption of the new constitution and the “implementation of the reform agenda.”