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The Chinese government has reportedly pledged to build new headquarters for Kenya’s Foreign Affairs Ministry.
The plan was revealed recently during a ceremony where China donated two VIP buses to the ministry, according to Nation.
Speaking during the function, Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Amb. Macharia Kamau pledged to work with the Chinese Ambassador to Kenya Zhou Pingjian to ensure the project is completed before the end of his tenure.
“We in this ministry have special gratitude to the government of the People’s Republic of China for the generous grant towards the construction of a new ministry headquarters,” Amb. Macharia said.
He added: “I look forward to working with you to ensure the completion of this important project before the end of your tour of duty in Kenya.”
It was not immediately established when the construction of the new headquarters in Nairobi will commence.
The current Foreign Affairs Ministry headquarters at the old Treasury Building located along Harambee Avenue in Nairobi is less spacious.
While handing over the two VIP buses to the ministry, Amb. Zhou termed the donation as a “token of appreciation and friendship”.
“This year marks the 50th anniversary of the restoration of the legitimate rights of the People’s Republic of China in the UN and we will never forget that October 1971 -- Kenya was firmly with us,” he said.
He was referring to the vote by the UN General Assembly to replace the Republic of China [Taiwan] with the People’s Republic of China as the permanent member of the UN Security Council.
Amb. Macharia said the buses will be used by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs members of staff and guests.
“When we organize international meetings, one of the challenges we face is how to move special guests who come and sometimes you want to move them with special transport. These are VVIP buses and we are very happy and very thankful,” he said.
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While the poor keep getting poorer, the rich get richer. The other day Uhuru gave 50 Grade milk producing cows to Burundi president. Of course Uhuru has laid a foundation for his Creameris business in Burundi.
Now the Chinese donates two buses and they can go ahead and build a new FA building for our country! If I tell you I am building a new house for your wife, take notice on what will follow. A modern Foreign Building by China? That means no more meetings for any Kenyan or foreign dignitaries will escape the "bugs" that will be planted in this building for eaves dropping.
...and of course, free gifts converts more money for the corrupt. They will charge the people for the cost of the new project even though it is a donation!
Sounds great; BUT GUESS WHAT?
THEY WILL WIRE TAP AND VIDEO TAPE EVERYTHING FROM THIS BUILDING.
THIS WILL BE CHINAS NEW BASE FOR CYBER ATTACKS.
REMEMBER DCI BUSTED ONE IN NAIROBI??
TUTUMIE AKILI...
FREE STUFF COMES WITH A COST.
True
A foreign country to being Kenya foreign affairs HQ. sounds like a oxymoron. Sometimes I wonder what our country is really capable of doing themselves. Wrong statement, what is our government really capable of doing themselves, besides collecting bribes.
On a different note, I question Chinas so much interest in Kenya and in Africa in general. I hate to say it but they are not trustworthy unlike Japanese gov. The Chinese wants to build this foreign affairs builds so they can monitor Kenya’s foreign activities.
BS. Wakwende huko. They’ll bug the shit.
The same thing they did with Ethiopian ministry and their walls were fully bugged as well as its IT dept. Few months ago, its been discovered that data was automatically sent out to china for many years of course without consent.
So Kenya Govt be warned
Why do we need China to help us build or do they want to export their citizens over here .Mass production of work permits and dubious identification documents in exchange for a brand new building really.This people behave like they want to recolonize Africa in that they are building but not going back to China burdening most african countries with huge debt that even if repaid will take decades to repay
They want to recolonize Africa, haven't you realized that? China's road and belt project is about populating Africa with Chinese. For every kilometer of road and railway China build in Africa they bring in ten people. Twenty years ago there were only Chinese tourists in Kenya, today there are roughly 250,000 of them and increasing and just like Indians in Kenya Chinese are coming in the name of railway and road construction. Chinese unlike Africans have long term goals and now they have turned their eyes in recolonizing Africa to reallocate their overpopulated population and tap natural resources
I wouldn't worry too much because the future is never what it used to be. Remember when Japan was going to take over the world. China's birth rate has dropped below replacement level and eventually they will be majority old people in China. A large part of east Asia is experiencing this to the point that a place like Nagoro, Japan has more dolls than people. Maybe they plan to use Africa as an elder care colony in the future. Actually, that is disturbing.
@Guest, well put. Soon they will be packing and leaving. As enough of us wake up from slumber, the soil will reject and eject them.
Their time for colonization is over.
Soon they will find no good reason to stay. As we go back to who we are and support one another, they will be alienated.
Time for revelation and restoration is on the horizon. A time for peace, when physical might will have no place.
@Guest, well put. Soon they will be packing and leaving. As enough of us wake up from slumber, the soil will reject and eject them.
Their time for colonization is over.
Soon they will find no good reason to stay. As we go back to who we are and support one another, they will be alienated.
Time for revelation and restoration is on the horizon. A time for peace, when physical might will have no place.
SGR was a killer to us economically but a blessing to us spiritually.
Bullsh$t. Espionage
Why not build a hospital instead?
Great suggestion. Aga Khan, Russia, build hospitals but China just roads n bridges headed to China. Real development is social services, incomes going up
Bad idea! Lookup the story of what happened when they volunteered to build the African Union HQ and ended up bugging it and listening to all comms. KE beware!
Mmmmhh let them build it so what.We have experienced many changes from roads expansions/railways/ports because of this great country called China compared with rapist thugs colonialists the west which did no shit to Africa or kenya.Came changed even our Gods we worship we started worshiping their gods from Jesus/pope etc.Chinese they don’t interfere with your country.They offer development they take or pay themselves with resources available so it’s upto your leaders to b more wiser.
As the bible says " They will build, and I will bring down".
Let them build as prophecy is being fulfilled.
Freedom of the enslaved is on the horizon!!
There is no friendship here: We know the reality.
" When you create dependency, you create power and need for yourself"
Soon that need will end!!
More like build and take over