News Kenya Western: How former Kenyan president Mwai Kibaki looked east to China
The former Kenyan president Mwai Kibaki, who died last week aged 90, made a major economic shift to Asia with his "Look East Policy", which is credited with attracting Asian capital to a series of major projects such as ports, highways and airports. In the early days of his tenure, the West was diplomatically and economically dominant in most African countries but in many cases cut funding while demanding democratic reforms. Kenya and many others turned instead to countries like China, who promi
News Kenya Western: Kibaki and economic plan that resuscitated Kenya’s economic might
President Mwai Kibaki’s 10-year reign that ended in 2013 has been lauded by many for its achievements which catapulted Kenya to the league of most respected economies in Africa ...
News Kenya Western: Power Grid ties up with Africa50 to develop transmission project in Kenya
The project entails the development, financing, construction, and operation of the 400kV Lessos - Loosuk and 220kV Kisumu - Musaga transmission lines under a PPP framework ...
News Kenya Western: POWERGRID & Africa50 to jointly pioneer Africa’s First Transmission PPP Project in Kenya
POWERGRID has inked a Joint Development Agreement with Africa50, a pan-African infrastructure investment platform, to continue developing the Kenya Transmission Project on a public-private partnership ...
