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On 8 October, Chinese Ambassador Guo Haiyan handed a US$2 million grant to Kenya's National Treasury, half for Ebola preparedness and response and half for drought mitigation, Capital FM and The Star reported.
More than 500 guests, led by Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, attended the Chinese Embassy's National Day reception in Nairobi, where Ambassador Guo Haiyan said Kenya's avocado-oil exports to China had risen 700% since zero tariffs took effect.
China scrapped tariffs on Kenyan exports on 1 May 2026, but Kenya's camel-milk sector still lacks the China market-access approvals needed to fill the demand it has publicised.
A fine-arts show, a Mid-Autumn fashion parade and a 600-item China culture and book exhibition brought Chinese and Kenyan artists, designers and publishers together in Nairobi.
