Executive chairperson of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Jack Ma hit the ground running when he landed in Nairobi on Thursday. China’s richest man has arrived in Kenya with a planeload of billionaires. They’ll be looking to cut multi-billion-shilling deals with government and local businessmen. Executive chairperson of Chinese e-commerce giant …
Read More »China donates Sh16 million for drought-Struck victims
The Chinese embassy in Nairobi has given Sh16 million for food stuff for victims of drought in several counties including Turkana, Marsabit, Samburu, Lamu, Laikipia, Baringo, Isiolo, Kitui, Narok East Ambassador Liu Xianfa handed the donation to the Devolution ministry on Friday, saying it was the largest ever by the …
Read More »China finishes in second position at IAAF youth athletics event
China on Sunday bagged three more medals to finish in second position behind South Africa at the World Under-18 Athletics Championships that ended in Nairobi on Sunday. By the end of day four, China lay in third position out of over 160 nations that featured in the event with four …
Read More »Sino-African cooperation contributes to visible development in Africa: Kenyan FM
China-Africa cooperation is contributing to visible development in Africa on a win-win base, Kenya’s foreign minster Amina Mohamed said on Thursday. In an interview with Xinhua on the sidelines of the AU summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Amina said with the cooperation, Africa has been able to address many left-behind …
Read More »Kenyan railway building project faces adverse challenges
The northern corridor link, known as 2A, will be constructed by China Road and Bridges Corp, following commissioning of the project by the Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on October 19. Work is set to start this year on the challenging second phase of Kenya’s standard gauge railway network development. The …
Read More »Africa’s leading conservationists hail China’s ivory ban
The Chinese government’s decision to terminate ivory processing and trade by the end of 2017 marked a critical milestone in the journey toward eliminating poaching and other threats to Africa’s elephant species, a conservationist group said on Wednesday. Kaddu Sebunya, president of African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) hailed China for taking …
Read More »Chinese company is taking power connection to Kenya
Three months after the opening of Kenya’s first transformer manufacturing plant, Dylan Yu, managing director of Yocean Group Limited, has an even more ambitious plan – to diversify products to better serve the country’s power industry. Yocean has already come to an agreement with its manufacturing partners in China’s Jiangsu …
Read More »Chinese doctors conduct medical camp for the disadvantaged
A team of Chinese doctors on Saturday conducted a medical camp for the disadvantaged orphans in Huruma Children’s Home, about 28 kilometres southwest of the Kenyan capital Nairobi. Professor Tian Shengxun told Xinhua that the camp targeted over 200 orphans who can not access quality medical services. “Our aim is …
Read More »Kenya Airways inks deal to improve connectivity in Asia
Kenya Airways said Thursday it had signed a codeshare agreement with Hong Kong Airlines to help improve connectivity and access in Asia. The agreement on the Bangkok-Hong Kong route will see Hong Kong Airlines load Kenya Airways flight code on the Asian carriers’ seven daily flights. “This will allow Kenya …
Read More »China helping rural Kenyans access adequate healthcare
Four modular container clinics donated by the Chinese government will be used to provide healthcare in remote parts of Kenya. The donation made possible by the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology in the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is valued at 2.75 million yuan ($400, 000) to the Kenyan government. At …
Read More »Chinese railway company sets up training institute in Kenya
In a densely planted campus with buildings painted joyful yellow in the east of the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, there is a railway training institute sponsored by a large Chinese infrastructure construction company — China Road and Bridge Corporation. China Road and Bridge Corporation, which has been building a 471 …
Read More »Kung fu festival aims to create awareness in Kenya
In Nairobi, Chinese martial arts is taking center stage as the first ever kung fu festival opens. The event was organized to create awareness about the sport in Kenya. Hundreds of people came to watch, as 10 kung fu masters from Beijing showed their moves. The first kung fu festival …
Read More »China funded research center handed over to Kenyan university
Photo taken on Sept. 26, 2016 shows a view of the Sino-Africa Joint Research Center at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology in Nairobi, Kenya. The state-of-the-art facility funded by the Chinese government to promote collaborative research with African countries in the field of agriculture and biodiversity conservation …
Read More »Establishment of CADFund representative office in Nairobi
The China-Africa Development Fund said on Thursday that it was poised to strengthen its investment efforts in the East Africa Community region with the establishment of its representative office in Nairobi, Kenya. The office, based in Nairobi, is the fifth in Africa after others in South Africa, Ethiopia, Zambia and …
Read More »CHINESE-BASED CONSTRUCTION FIRM CONTRIBUTED 10 MILLION DOLLARS TO A SCHOOL IN KENYA
The Chinese firm responsible for building the first Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in East Africa plans to design and build an engineering school worth $10 million in Kenya. The school jointly funded by China Communications and Construction Company and its subsidiary China Road and Bridge Corporation will be a real …
Read More »China Africa Youth Exchange Program kicks off In Kenya
The ninth China – Africa Youth Exchange program kicked off in Kenya on the 10th August 2016. This year’s event saw a turning tide in the attendance. Approximately 50 college and university students attended with their lectures from China and Kenya, The event was held in Nairobi. One of …
Read More »Kenyan bank avails Chinese yuan to boost China-Kenya trade
Chinese Ambassador to Kenya Liu Xianfa (L) and The Chief Executive of Kenya’s CFC Stanbic Bank Philip Odera attended the launching ceremony at the headquarter of CFC Stanbic Bank in Nairobi, capital of Kenya on the thirteenth of july 2016. Kenya’s CFC Stanbic Bank on Wednesday became the first bank …
Read More »Kenyan woman dream trip to China a reality
Kenyan woman gets her dream trip come true by photo-shopping herself into snaps of China A Kenyan woman has recently turned her dream visit to China a reality by posting a series of photo-shopped travel snaps online, which finally attracted a generous donation for an actual trip. Seve Gat from Nairobi …
Read More »Chinese firm drops Pay TV prices to better serve Kenyans
Chinese telecom company StarTimes on Tuesday announced the alignment of its top satellite and terrestrial bouquets that will see a 40 percent and 29 percent drop in the cost of the monthly subscription for the two bouquets. StarTimes Vice President Mark Lisboa noted that the move is advised by the …
Read More »Chinese artists make sterling performance in Nairobi
Leading Chinese artists who included opera singers, acrobats, dancers and instrumentalists on Sunday entertained a mammoth crowd in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. Chinese Ambassador to Kenya, Liu Xianfa and senior Kenyan officials graced the concert where traditional and classical music from the Asian giant enlivened the audience who filled an …
Read More »Chinese investor donates food to children’s home in Kenya
A Chinese investor has recently donated much-needed food to the Huruma Children’s home located in Ngong on the outskirts of Kenya’s capital city Nairobi. The Chinese entrepreneur, Tai Sujun, has been donating to the Huruma Children’s Home for the past ten years as part of efforts to give back to …
Read More »Interview: WTO meeting to boost Africa’s agriculture trade: experts
The upcoming World Trade Organization (WTO) Nairobi meeting would offer African countries a major opportunity to improve the supply chains of agriculture produce and boost its agriculture trade, experts said ahead of the 10th WTO Ministerial Conference to be held next week. Darlington Mwape, Former Permanent Representative of Zambia to …
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