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    "id": 471500,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Billow",
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        "legal_name": "Billow Adan Kerrow",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to reply. There is a Statement that had been forwarded to the Chair and to the Clerk but there is a revised Statement which came in this afternoon. I wanted to get both Statements combined but the Senator for Kakamega wants to continue with whatever we have. Therefore, I will give the response. Madam Temporary Speaker, the hon. Senator had sought to know the details of the agreements with China, the amounts involved, how much of the money has gone into infrastructure, how much is grant and how much is loans. I want to state that Kenya has a long standing and strong relationship with the Republic of China, covering key aspects of economic development and corporation as well as other areas, both political and cultural. Over the years, Kenya has benefitted substantially from development co-operation through financial and technical support by the Government of China. Through this support, the Republic of China has made notable contribution to our national development agenda which has enabled Kenya to attain substantial achievements in terms of economic growth and improving welfare. Our current development co-operation with China is based on the Fifth Forum for China-Africa Co-operation (FOCAC) Action Plan of 2013-2015. FOCAC is a platform established jointly by China and other friendly African countries in 2000 for collective consultation and dialogue as well as co-operation mechanism between developing countries. The idea is to foster friendship, consensus and co-operation between China and Africa. The Chinese Government has earmarked US$20 billion under the FOCAC Action Plan for 2013 to 2015 to assist African countries in the development of infrastructure, agriculture, manufacturing small and medium enterprises. Specifically, the cumulative financial support from China to Kenya amounts to Kshs460.46 billion which includes Kshs2.57 billion in grants and Kshs2.1 billion in interest-free loans. Out of the Kshs460 billion, Kshs31.3 billion is in respect of completed projects and Kshs429.33 billion is in respect of ongoing projects. The list of the projects is provided in the many schedules attached to the Statement. Out of this, Kshs460 billion that has been given by China, the amount for infrastructure as sought by the Senator is Kshs338.5 billion. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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