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Chinese Embassy provides scholarships to 50 Kenyan students worth 5 mil KSH

$5M USD

Funder	Chinese Embassy
Recipient Organization	Egerton University\|Kenyatta University\|Moi University (Kenya)\|University of Nairobi
Country	Kenya
Start Date	Aug 27, 2019
End Date	Dec 23, 2026
Duration	2,675 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`88619`

Grant Description

On August 27, 2019 during the farewell ceremony for 182 recipients of the Chinese Government Scholarship (Record ID#69850), Chinese Ambassador to Kenya Wu Peng provided 50 needy Kenyan students from four universities with checks to study in local Kenyan universities under the Ambassador scholarship program.

According to the University of Nairobi, 19 students had received a scholarship worth 1.5 million Kenyan shillings, and press photos from the Chinese Embassy in Kenya showed the Ambassador presenting scholars from the University of Kenyatta with a 1.5 million Kenyan shilling check, scholars from Moi University with a 1 million Kenyan shilling check, and scholars from Egerton University with a 1 million Kenyan shilling check.

The Chinese Ambassador's scholarship program was started in 2013 to support underprivileged students.

📋 Staff Comments

1. The transaction amount for this record is the sum of the checks presented to the scholars of each university.

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