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China Eximbank provides RMB 271.1 million government concessional loan for E-Government Project (Linked to Record ID#31091)

¥271.15M RMB

Funder	Export-Import Bank of China (China Eximbank)
Recipient Organization	Government of Kenya
Country	Kenya
Start Date	Dec 24, 2007
End Date	Mar 12, 2027
Duration	7,018 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`811`

Grant Description

China Eximbank provides RMB 271.1 million government concessional loan for E-Government Project In November 2006, the Chinese Government signed an agreement in which it agreed in principle to finance the Government of Kenya's E-Government Project at an estimated cost of $42 million.

Then, on December 24, 2007, China Eximbank and the Government of Kenya signed a government concessional loan (GCL) agreement [CHINA EXIMBANK NO GCL 2007(47)(218)] worth RMB 317,000,000.00 for the E-Government Project. The face value of the loan was subsequently revised to RMB 271,151,506.77.

📋 Loan / Grant Terms

💰 Loan Amountwas provided with the following borrowing terms: a 2% interest rate

📅 Maturity20.25 years

⏳ Grace Period7.6 years

💹 Interest Rate2%

The loan was scheduled for repayment in semi-annual installments between September 21, 2015 and March 21, 2028.

The borrower made principal repayments worth RMB 10,846,060.20 between July 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021 and RMB 21,692,120.43 between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022.

The loan’s amount outstanding was RMB 173,536,963.85 as of June 30, 2020, RMB 151,844,843.39 as of June 30, 2021, and RMB 130,152,722.93 as of June 30, 2022.

The purpose of the project was to build a secure network for Kenyan e-Government activities called the Kenyan Government Unified Messaging System (GUMS) Project and thereby address disparities in technology that lead to less efficient electronic communication among Kenyan government officials.

It also involved the provision of software and computer-based security, and the construction a two-story complex to house the Kenyan Government's network files.

Other objectives included: improving efficiency in internal government communication and enhance collaboration among officers through implementation of an Electronic Messaging and Collaboration System and a Unified Communications System; improving the management of human resources information by deploying a centralized and integrated Human Resources Management System; and increasing access to information technologies in both the central and county offices by providing access devices including desktop computers, laptops and printers.

ZTE Corporation was responsible for implementation.

The project reportedly commenced in 2008, and according to Kenyan Treasury's external debt register and the e-ProMIS, disbursements of the China Eximbank loan for the project continued to take place between 2010 and 2015. However, the precise commencement and completion dates for the E-Government Project are unknown.

📋 Staff Comments

The loan identification number in the Government of Kenya’s public debt register is 2007017.
In 2011, China Eximbank and the Government of Kenya also signed an RMB 308,000,000 government concessional loan (GCL) agreement for the Enterprise Messaging and Collaboration System (EMACS) Project (captured via Project ID#31091).
The amounts outstanding and repayments data are drawn from the Kenyan Treasury’s External Public Debt Register. See https://www.dropbox.com/s/549ixt2gj1jbjvi/External-Public-Debt-Register-as-at-End-June-2022.pdf?dl=0 and https://www.dropbox.com/s/0et4jg1qfg1bo7r/External-Public-Debt-Register-as-at-End-June-2021.pdf?dl=0 and https://www.dropbox.com/s/233j706743q7f1g/External-Public-Debt-Register-as-at-End-June-2020.pdf?dl=0 and https://www.dropbox.com/s/qkoybr9ja0ohemy/External-Public-Debt-Register-as-at-End-June-2009.pdf?dl=0 and https://www.dropbox.com/s/thy3s6ggjcjd97z/External-Public-Debt-Register-as-at-End-June-2012.pdf?dl=0 and https://www.dropbox.com/s/fzbfq01vas6m0i9/External-Public-Debt-Register-as-at-End-June-2019.pdf?dl=0 and https://www.dropbox.com/s/ennrl6d4zd2nizs/External-Public-Debt-Register-as-at-End-June-2018.pdf?dl=0 and https://www.dropbox.com/s/8ibazrj1a8oho2d/External-Public-Debt-Register-as-at-End-June-2017.pdf?dl=0 and https://www.dropbox.com/s/wdbjl0wq49i09x1/External-Public-Debt-Register-as-at-End-June-2015.pdf?dl=0

📚 Sources & References

External Public Debt Register as at 30th June 2009
A New Approach? The Impact of China's Development Aid on Kenya
The National Treasury Public Debt Management Office Summary Statement 2021/2022
Government Unified Messaging System (GUMS) Project, [2012/053896] KENYA EGOVERNMENT
External Public Debt Register 2012
GOVERNMENT UNIFIED MESSAGING SYSTEM (GUMS)
CHINESE ENGAGEMENT IN KENYA, http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/investment-with-strings-attached-cables-reveal-resentment-at-chinese-influence-in-africa-a-733870-2.html
China Bank to Fund Plan for Housing
Chinese premier's Kenya visit expected to diversify bilateral cooperation, http://www.e-government.go.ke/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=104:government-unified-messaging-system-gums&catid=43:projects&Itemid=91
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF PUBLIC DEBT FOR 2020/2021FY IN FOREIGN CURRENCY
External-Public-Debt-Register-as-at-End-June-2015
External Public Debt Register as at End June 2017
External-Public-Debt-Register-as-at-End-June-2018
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF PUBLIC DEBT FOR 2018/2019FY
External-Public-Debt-Register-as-at-End-June-2020.pdf
PUBLIC DEBT MANAGEMENT OFFICE SUMMARY STATEMENT OF PUBLIC DEBT FOR 2022/2023 FY IN FOREIGN CURRENCY 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.