At least 56 senior officials in the United States Agency for International Development (USAid) were placed on leave on Monday amid an investigation into an alleged effort to thwart US President Donald Trump's orders.

Thousands of Kenyan employees working with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have been sent home following a directive that has disrupted the US-funded programs globally.

USDA's Gary Washington and USAID's Jason Gray have been asked to fill vacant leadership roles at their agencies in an acting capacity.

The tech leaders at USDA and USAID will head their agencies in an acting capacity until the Senate confirms Trump’s nominees for the permanent roles.

A message to USAID staff, obtained by NPR, says it will analyze "actions within USAID that appear to be designed to circumvent the President's Executive Order" freezing most foreign aid.