Development aid worth $7m set to boost Kenya ties

NAIROBI: China gave Kenya a 540 million shilling ($7.16 million) grant on Wednesday during Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi's visit to the country, according to Reuters.

China-Africa relations are enjoying broad popular support and solid political foundation, Yang said, adding the two sides should forge a strategic partnership and increase cooperation in the new decade.

"In fact, through the joint efforts of the two sides, China-Africa relations have made much progress in recent years as evidenced by deeper political mutual trust, closer cooperation for mutual benefit, and stronger people-to-people ties," he said at a joint press conference with Kenyan Foreign Minister Moses Wetang'ula.