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

$39.2M USD

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Government of Kenya
Country	Kenya
Start Date	Jul 02, 2019
End Date	Mar 05, 2026
Duration	2,438 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`92498`

Grant Description

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

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