NAIROBI, Kenya
Zhejiang Business Association Kenya, an association of Chinese business owners in Kenya, on Thursday donated 70,000 face masks to the government to help combat the COVID-19 outbreak.
Chen
Jianbin, secretary-general of Zhejiang Business Association Kenya told
journalists in Nairobi that COVID-19 is a global problem that will only be
defeated through cooperation.
"With
this donation, we hope to assist our Kenyan brothers and sisters to overcome
COVID-19 which knows no borders," Chen said.
Zhejiang
Business Association Kenya which was established in 2018 brings together over
60 locally owned businesses by people from Zhejiang province in China.
Chen
also praised Kenyan government's strong leadership in containing the spread of
the virus.
The
donations will be disbursed to the various government departments including the
health, immigration, police, University of Nairobi and the Kenya Investment
Authority.
Lawrence
Karanja, chief administrative secretary, Ministry of Industry, Trade and
Enterprise Development, said that the donation is timely as it will compliment
government efforts to combat the spread of coronavirus.
Karanja
noted that assistance is an indication of the strong and cordial ties that
exist between Kenya and China.
"We need friends like this who can help us in our time of need," Karanja noted. - Xinhua
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