Overview

Chinese Government provides 1.9 billion Ksh for an ICT Center in Kenya

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$34,127,275

Commitment Year•2009Country of Activity•KenyaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•KenyaSector•EducationFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Implementation

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Apr 6, 2009

Start (actual): Jun 5, 2009

Stakeholders

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

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Kenya Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

China Ministry of Education
Kenya Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology

Loan description

Chinese Government provides 1.9 billion Ksh for an ICT Center in Kenya

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

In 2009, the Chinese Government provided 1.9 billion Ksh ($23.75 million USD) to the Kenya Ministry of Education to develop an Information, Communication, and Technology (ICT) Center. This project was marked as in progress. The purpose of this project was to provide access to computers for training and education. This project falls under the Kenya Ministry of Education's technical vocational education and training program. Meru Technical Training Institute is implementing in capacity building, and the Chinese Ministry of Education is in charge of equipment.

Staff comments

1. AidData assumes that this project was financed with a Chinese Government grant for the time being. This issue warrants further investigation.