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Overview

China's Central Television donated TV equipment for Kenya Broadcasting Corporation

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$318,558
Commitment Year•2005Country of Activity•KenyaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•KenyaSector•CommunicationsFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 25, 2005
Start (actual)
Jan 25, 2005
End (actual)
Jan 25, 2005

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

State-owned companies

  • China's Central Television (CCTV)

Receiving agencies

State-owned companies

  • Kenya Broadcasting Corporation

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Chinese Embassy

Loan description

China's Central Television donated TV equipment for Kenya Broadcasting Corporation

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On January 25, 2005, China's Central Television [CCTV] donated TV equipment worth 12 million KES to Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC). The state-of-the-art equipment, including nonlinear editing system, digital video recorder and monitor, were handed over through the Chinese embassy in Nairobi. Wachira Waruru, Managing Director of the KBC, received the equipment from Guo Chongli, Chinese Ambassador to Kenya.