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Overview

China Eximbank provides an unknown amount to an unknown institution for the implementation of the Turbi-Moyale Section of the A2 Highway Upgrading Project

Commitment Year•2012Country of Activity•KenyaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•China (People's Republic of)Sector•Transport And StorageFlow Type•Loan

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2012
Start (actual)
Nov 6, 2012
End (planned)
Oct 15, 2015
End (actual)
Sep 14, 2016

Geospatial footprint

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This project provides an unknown amount to the construction of the Turbi-Moyale Section of the A2 Highway. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/690519679.

Stakeholders

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

Ultimate beneficial owners

At least 25% Chinese ownership

Funding agencies

State-owned Policy Banks

  • Export-Import Bank of China (China Eximbank)

Cofinancing agencies

Intergovernmental Organizations

  • African Development Bank (AfDB) (ADB) (BAD)

Receiving agencies

State-owned companies

  • China Wuyi Co., Ltd.

Loan description

China Eximbank provides an unknown amount to an unknown institution for the implementation of the Turbi-Moyale Section of the A2 Highway Upgrading Project

Interest type•Unknown

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

According to China Eximbank, it provided a loan to support the implementation of the 130 km Turbi-Moyale Section of the A2 Highway Upgrading Project. The borrowing institution is unknown. However, it is known that the proceeds of the loan were to be used by the borrowing institution to finance an RMB 917 million commercial contract with China Wu Yi Co., Ltd. It also known that the African Development Bank (AFDB) issued a parallel loan (co-financing) to the Government of Kenya for this project. The purpose of the project was to upgrade a 130 section of the A2 Highway that runs from Turbi to Moyale. China Wu Yi Co., Ltd. was the general EPC contractor responsible fo implementation. Construction began on November 6, 2012 and was temporarily suspended due to security concerns in 2013. The project was substantially completed by September 14, 2016. However, the upgraded road was not officially commissioned until July 2017. The originally expected project completion date was October 15, 2015. An 11-month extension of implementation time was granted to China Wu Yi Co., Ltd. after an amicable settlement was reached in which it agreed to waive a substantial amount of money due to claims relating to unexpected security costs, higher-than-expected quantities, and project scope revisions.

Staff comments

1. The borrowing institution is unknown and the Government of Kenya’s external public debt register does not identify a loan from China Eximbank for the 130 km Turbi-Moyale Section of the A2 Highway Upgrading Project. Therefore, AidData assumes for the time being that the borrowing institution was China Wu Yi Co., Ltd. This issue warrants further investigation. 2. The project title in Chinese is 肯尼亚特比-摩亚雷(A2)公路项目 or 特比－摩亚雷（A2）公路项目.