KENYA-ATHI RIVER-CHINESE FIRM-CONSTRUCTION-PRECAST TECHNOLOGY

KENYA-ATHI RIVER-CHINESE FIRM-CONSTRUCTION-PRECAST TECHNOLOGY

(240709) -- ATHI RIVER, July 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on May 17, 2024 shows an exterior view of the Coloho Mall in the industrial town of Athi River, Kenya. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese firm helps transform Kenya's construction sector through precast technology" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Yahui)

KENYA-ATHI RIVER-CHINESE FIRM-CONSTRUCTION-PRECAST TECHNOLOGY

KENYA-ATHI RIVER-CHINESE FIRM-CONSTRUCTION-PRECAST TECHNOLOGY

(240709) -- ATHI RIVER, July 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on May 17, 2024 shows an interior view of the Coloho Mall in the industrial town of Athi River, Kenya. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese firm helps transform Kenya's construction sector through precast technology" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Yahui)

KENYA-ATHI RIVER-CHINESE FIRM-CONSTRUCTION-PRECAST TECHNOLOGY

KENYA-ATHI RIVER-CHINESE FIRM-CONSTRUCTION-PRECAST TECHNOLOGY

(240709) -- ATHI RIVER, July 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A staff member works at a workshop of China Wu Yi (Kenya) Precast Company Limited in the industrial town of Athi River, Kenya on May 17, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese firm helps transform Kenya's construction sector through precast technology" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Yahui)

KENYA-ATHI RIVER-CHINESE FIRM-CONSTRUCTION-PRECAST TECHNOLOGY

KENYA-ATHI RIVER-CHINESE FIRM-CONSTRUCTION-PRECAST TECHNOLOGY

(240709) -- ATHI RIVER, July 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on May 17, 2024 shows a view of China Wu Yi (Kenya) Precast Company Limited in the industrial town of Athi River, Kenya. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese firm helps transform Kenya's construction sector through precast technology" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Yahui)

Kenya unveils first smartphone assembling plant to spur digital economy

STORY: Kenya unveils first smartphone assembling plant to spur digital economy DATELINE: Oct. 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:17 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony 2. various of plant 3. SOUNDBITE (English): WILLIAM RUTO, Kenyan President STORYLINE: Kenyan President William Ruto on Monday launched a smartphone assembly plant that is a joint venture between Kenyan telecom companies -- Safaricom and Jamii Telecom -- and Chinese mobile device dealer Shenzhen TeleOne Technology. Ruto said the East Africa Device Assembly Kenya (EADAK), located in Athi River Town, about 28 km southeast of the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, will be producing three million smartphones annually. SOUNDBITE (English): WILLIAM RUTO, Kenyan President "The launch of a locally assembled smart device is a brilliant milestone in and of itself. The next stage is for us to manufacture many of the parts here in Kenya so that we create more industries to work with this as a value chain and we must target that

KENYA-NAIROBI-THWAKE DAM

KENYA-NAIROBI-THWAKE DAM

(231024) -- NAIROBI, Oct. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows the construction site of Thwake Dam in Makueni County, Kenya. The Thwake Dam, located at the intersection of the rivers Thwake and Athi, south of Kenya, is constructed by China Gezhouba Corporation (CGGC). The project comprises a multi-purpose dam for water supply, hydropower generation and irrigation development. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

KENYA-NAIROBI-THWAKE DAM

KENYA-NAIROBI-THWAKE DAM

(231024) -- NAIROBI, Oct. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows the construction site of Thwake Dam in Makueni County, Kenya. The Thwake Dam, located at the intersection of the rivers Thwake and Athi, south of Kenya, is constructed by China Gezhouba Corporation (CGGC). The project comprises a multi-purpose dam for water supply, hydropower generation and irrigation development. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

KENYA-NAIROBI-THWAKE DAM

KENYA-NAIROBI-THWAKE DAM

(231024) -- NAIROBI, Oct. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows the construction site of Thwake Dam in Makueni County, Kenya. The Thwake Dam, located at the intersection of the rivers Thwake and Athi, south of Kenya, is constructed by China Gezhouba Corporation (CGGC). The project comprises a multi-purpose dam for water supply, hydropower generation and irrigation development. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

KENYA-NAIROBI-THWAKE DAM

KENYA-NAIROBI-THWAKE DAM

(231024) -- NAIROBI, Oct. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows the construction site of Thwake Dam in Makueni County, Kenya. The Thwake Dam, located at the intersection of the rivers Thwake and Athi, south of Kenya, is constructed by China Gezhouba Corporation (CGGC). The project comprises a multi-purpose dam for water supply, hydropower generation and irrigation development. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

KENYA-NAIROBI-THWAKE DAM

KENYA-NAIROBI-THWAKE DAM

(231024) -- NAIROBI, Oct. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows the construction site of Thwake Dam in Makueni County, Kenya. The Thwake Dam, located at the intersection of the rivers Thwake and Athi, south of Kenya, is constructed by China Gezhouba Corporation (CGGC). The project comprises a multi-purpose dam for water supply, hydropower generation and irrigation development. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)