document: "Dependency on giving that only appears to be charitable must end," he said in a tweet ahead of this weekend's African Union summit in South Africa.
  The BBC's Robert Kiptoo in Kenya says it is not a government policy but a rallying cry for African leaders.
  Aid is believed to account for 5-6% of Kenya's total income.
  Mr Kenyatta said that foreign aid "often carries terms and conditions that preclude progress".
  "It is time to give it up," he wrote.
summary: Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged fellow African leaders to stop receiving foreign aid, saying it is not an acceptable basis for prosperity.