Overview

Chinese Government provides $39.2 million grant for Ministry of Foreign Affairs Headquarters Construction Project

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$40,689,110

Commitment Year•2019Country of Activity•KenyaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•KenyaSector•Other Social Infrastructure And ServicesFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Pipeline: Commitment

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jul 2, 2019

Start (planned): Jul 1, 2020

End (planned): Jun 30, 2023

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

China Ministry of Commerce

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Kenya

Loan description

Chinese Government provides $39.2 million grant for Ministry of Foreign Affairs Headquarters Construction Project

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On July 2, 2019, the Chinese Government and the Government of Kenya signed a $39.2 million (KES 3,500,000,000) grant agreement for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Headquarters Construction Project. The purpose of this project is to construct a new headquarters for the Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Nairobi. According to the Government of Kenya’s Electronic Project Management Information System (e-ProMIS), this project was originally scheduled to commence on July 1, 2020 and conclude on June 30, 2023. However, as of May 14, 2021, construction had not yet begun.

Staff comments

1. The Government of Kenya’s reference code for this project is mofa0012020. The e-ProMIS ID number for this project is 2020/058257.c