UoN students benefit from Chinese scholarships

The Chinese embassy has awarded scholarships worth Sh2 million to 20 University of Nairobi (UoN) students drawn from various disciplines.

This is the second time the embassy is supporting needy students from the institution after 18 others benefitted last year.

China's ambassador to Kenya Liu Xianfa challenged the scholarship recipients to aim at improving the society by being agents of positive change.

“Despite challenges you are facing while pursuing your education, stand out and be the ones who transform not only Kenya, but also Africa at large,” he said.

Mr Xianfa spoke yesterday at the UoN when he presented the awards to the 20 students who he said will be the force behind stronger China-Kenya relations. The students were selected after a verification assessment of their family backgrounds was done to ascertain genuine cases.

The UON has enjoyed cordial relations with the Chinese government for over 10 years with the cooperation resulting in the Confucius Institute where Chinese language and culture is being taught.

Henry Mutoro, the deputy Vice Chancellor said the award of the scholarship is a demonstration of strong ties between the university and the Chinese government.

“This is a great honour by the Chinese government accorded to bright and needy UoN students as they have been given an opportunity to complete their studies,” he said.