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China Road and Bridge Corporation grants $9.8 million to Railway Training Institute in Kenya

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$10,689,071
Commitment Year•2016Country of Activity•KenyaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•KenyaSector•EducationFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Pipeline: Commitment

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Apr 1, 2016
End (planned)
Apr 1, 2017

Geospatial footprint

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The purpose of the project is to grant $9.8 million to Railway Training Institute in Kenya. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1580155667

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 Road & Bridge Corporation (CRBC)

Receiving agencies

Miscellaneous Agency Types

  • Railway Training Institute (RTI) (Kenya)

Loan desecription

China Road and Bridge Corporation grants $9.8 million to Railway Training Institute in Kenya

Narrative

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Project narrative

In April 2016, China Road & Bridge Corporation, one of the primary contractors for the flagship Single Gauge Railway (SGR) project in Kenya, announced that it would grant $9.8 million (Ksh 1 billion) to Nairobi's Railway Training Institute (RTI). The grant comes alongside Ksh 1 billion in funding from the Kenyan government to up the skills of railway engineers ahead of commissioning the standard gauge railway. The funds will be used to establish an engineering school at RTI specializing in standard gauge railway operations. Construction was expected to be complete 24 to 36 months after the grant was given. Kenya's Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has already given CRBC a 10-year concession to operate the SGR line once complete as part of the loan agreements by the Chinese government.