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China provides grant for wildlife protection in Kenya

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Kenya
Country	Kenya
Start Date	Aug 05, 2013
End Date	Aug 27, 2030
Duration	6,231 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`30879`

Grant Description

On August 5, 2013, Chinese Ambassador to Kenya pledged a grant to protect elephants in Kenya.

China signed agreements worth 5 billion USD for economic partnerships and wildlife protection on August 19, 2013. 4 billion USD was given to economic projects and wildlife protection, as well as construction of a railway at a cost of 3.8 billion USD (Record ID#31777). The remaining 1 billion USD of the money secured by Kenyatta is to go to energy-related projects (Record ID#33569).

📋 Staff Comments

No transaction amount recorded as there are no financing amounts verified by any official sources.

📚 Sources & References

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday secured $5 billion (Sh425 billion) in investments from China covering railways, energy, wildlife protection and joint ventures
Kenya signed deals worth $5 billion with China on Monday to construct a railway line and an energy project, deepening ties with the Asian country keen to expand investment in Africa.
Kenyan opposition MPs question value of president's China trip
Construction of high-speed railway line set to begin
Kenya signs agreement worth Sh425 billion with China
China will Provide Kenya with Grant to Protect Elephants Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.