Project ID: 17832

Chinese Government provides grants worth KES 1.5 billion for construction of housing units and hostels

Commitment amount

$ 20774779.872344255

Adjusted commitment amount

$ 20774779.87

Constant 2021 USD

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

China Ministry of Commerce [Government Agency]

Recipient

Kenya

Sector

Other social infrastructure and services (Code: 160)

Flow type

Grant

Infrastructure

Yes

Category

Intent

Development (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

ODA-like (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Official Development Assistance

Other Official Flows

Vague (Official Finance)

Flows categorized based on OECD-DAC guidelines

Project lifecycle

Status

Pipeline: Commitment (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2011-01-01

Geography

Description

In 2011, the Government of Kenya secured a grant from the Chinese Government worth 1.5 billion KES. The proceeds of the grant were to be used to construct 800 residential units in Kisumu and hostels for female students at Masinde Muliro University in Kakamega. The Ministry of Housing said they were seeking competent contractors to complete construction within a year, but the implementation status of the project is unknown.

Additional details

Number of official sources

0

Number of total sources

2

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Government of Kenya [Government Agency]