Kenyan highway upgrade by Chinese companies boosts business, regional connectivity

STORY: Kenyan highway upgrade by Chinese companies boosts business, regional connectivity SHOOTING TIME: May 23, 2024 DATELINE: June 2, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:38 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the highway 2. various of businesses and traders on the highway 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): IRENE WAIRIMU, Vendor 4. various of cars 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Swahili): EPHRAIM MACHARIA, Driver 6. various of avocado processing factory 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ABDIAZIZ MOHAMED, Human resource manager at avocado products company 8. various of highway STORYLINE: Before its upgrade to a four-lane dual highway, the 84-km Kenol-Sagana-Marua Highway linking Nairobi, Kenya's capital, to the agriculturally rich central region and Moyale town near the Ethiopian border, was a congested two-lane road that travelers often avoided. Set to be completed by August, the road improvement project, which began in 2020, is being undertaken by two Chinese companies. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): IRENE WAIRIMU, Vendor "Kenol-Sagana-

China's rejuvenation beacon of hope for developing countries: Kenyan expert

STORY: China's rejuvenation beacon of hope for developing countries: Kenyan expert DATELINE: June 15, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:39 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): MACHARIA KAMAU, Chair of the Peace Building Commission in Kenya STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (English): MACHARIA KAMAU, Chair of the Peace Building Commission in Kenya "I personally have always recognized the success of the development approach that China has taken and the way in which it has embedded the noble idea of poverty eradication and human rights in its political and developmental framework. As for the billions of us in developing countries, the great rejuvenation of China of the past four decades is an unprecedented, historic and towering beacon of hope for the suffering masses yearning for prosperity, dignity, and social and economic transformation." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beijing. (XHTV)

KENYA-KIAMBU-CIRCULAR ECONOMY

KENYA-KIAMBU-CIRCULAR ECONOMY

(220913) -- NAIROBI, Sept. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Mugo Macharia poses for a photo at his factory in Kiambu county, Kenya, Sept. 8, 2022. TO GO WITH "Five years on, Kenya makes headway in circular economy with ban on single-use plastic bags" (Photo by Chrispinus Omar/Xinhua)

China-built modern railway helps unleash Kenya's economic potential: official

STORY: China-built modern railway helps unleash Kenya's economic potential: official DATELINE: Aug. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the railway 2. SOUNDBITE (English): JAMES MACHARIA, Kenya's cabinet secretary at the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development STORYLINE: Launched in May 2017, the China-built 480 km Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) has injected fresh vitality into Kenya's economic pillars, including tourism, manufacturing and agriculture, through enhanced mobility of passengers, goods and services. James Macharia, Kenya's cabinet secretary at the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development, said that local people "can expect a lot more profitable operations going forward." SOUNDBITE (English): JAMES MACHARIA, Kenya's cabinet secretary at the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development "So, (it's an) extremely good experience in the last few years. I e

Chinese-built expressway starts trial run in Nairobi

STORY: Chinese-built expressway starts trial run in Nairobi DATELINE: May 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:58 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): JAMES ASANDE, Xinhua reporter 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JAMES MACHARIA, Kenya's Cabinet Secretary of Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MASINDE JOSEPH, Driver 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): AGGREY MAGANGA, Driver 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): RODAH MWENJE OKOTH, Toll attendant STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): JAMES ASANDE, Xinhua reporter "Welcome to the all-new Chinese-built 27-km Nairobi expressway, whose official public trial phase began on Saturday ahead of its official launch in a few weeks' time. According to Kenya National Highways Agency, the expressway testing will allow them to check on the system preparedness as well as the efficiency and effectiveness of the highway among car users. The 648 million U.S. dollars highway built under the public-private partnership model is exp

KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE-BUILT EXPRESSWAY-TRIAL RUN

KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE-BUILT EXPRESSWAY-TRIAL RUN

(220514) -- NAIROBI, May 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- James Macharia (3rd L), Kenya's cabinet secretary of the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development, and other representatives applaud for trial runs of the Nairobi expressway in Nairobi, Kenya, on May 14, 2022. Kenya on Saturday began trial runs on the Chinese-built Nairobi expressway ahead of its commissioning in the next few weeks. (Photo by Fred Mutune/Xinhua)

Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon

Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon

Kenyan runner Macharia Ndirangu celebrates his victory as he crosses the finish line at the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on March 4, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo