Rise of Chinese tender queen clinching multibillion-shilling State deals

Koitalel Samoei University College

Koitalel Samoei University College in Nandi County, one of the public projects awarded to a company linked to Chinese entrepreneur Ying Du.

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In Kenya’s procurement arena, power is often measured by the ability to secure mega deals. For Chinese national Ying Du, however, what stands out is her ability to win both small and large public contracts.

That is because she is unlike many Chinese contractors, who are typically associated with big-ticket infrastructure projects such as the standard gauge railway and the Thika Superhighway, where engineering capability is often the key selling point.

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