Project ID: 1046
China establishes Radio Station to promote Chinese culture in Kenya
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
Kenya
Sector
Other social infrastructure and services (Code: 160)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Description
In November 2005, China announced that it would set up an FM radio station in Nairobi, Kenya. The station would promote Chinese culture. On February 27, 2006, Wang Gengnian, director-general of China Radio International, and Mutahi Kagwe, Kenyan Minister of Information and Communications, launched the China Radio International station 91.9FM in Nairobi. The amount and start date are unknown.
Number of official sources
1
Number of total sources
3
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Kenya Ministry of Information and Communications [Government Agency]
Implementing agencies [Type]
China Radio International (CRI) [State-owned Company]