STORY: Chinese company provides essential aid to flood victims in Kenya
SHOOTING TIME: April 30, 2024
DATELINE: May 2, 2024
LENGTH: 0:01:15
LOCATION: Nairobi
CATEGORY: SOCIETY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of MCEDO-Beijing School
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): BENEDICT KIAGE, Director, MCEDO-Beijing School
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LIU CHENGHUI, Deputy general manager of the CRBC Kenya Head Office
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): GLADYS OGINGA, Deputy head teacher, MCEDO-Beijing School

STORYLINE:

Flood victims in one of the largest informal settlements in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi on Tuesday received vital donations from the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC), the contractor for major infrastructure projects in the East African country.
   
The donation ceremony was held at MCEDO-Beijing School, which is located in the heart of Mathare slums and built with the sponsorship of Chinese firms. CRBC executives, teachers, students, and parents attended the event.
   
Donations for the flood victims included 2,500 bags of maize flour, 1,000 blankets, 2,500 bottles of water, 2,500 bags of sugar, and 2,500 bottles of cooking oil.
   
SOUNDBITE 1 (English): BENEDICT KIAGE, Director, MCEDO-Beijing School
"We are very thankful for the Chinese companies, for responding very fast to come and assist the students who have been affected. So the donation which they are bringing today will really help the ones who didn't have food, the ones who don't have clothing."

SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LIU CHENGHUI, Deputy general manager of the CRBC Kenya Head Office
"We will mobilize more resources of CRBC to work with the Kenyan government to overcome the disaster, so that the people of Kenya can return to their normal life as soon as possible."

SOUNDBITE 3 (English): GLADYS OGINGA, Deputy headteacher, MCEDO-Beijing School
"We shall forever remain indebted to the Chinese people. They have been a tall brother, a shoulder to lean on. Words cannot express what we feel. We are deeply happy."

Kenya is grappling with heavy rains and severe flooding that have claimed more than 170 lives, displaced more than 150,000 people, and destroyed critical infrastructure, including roads, bridges, schools, and homes. 

In the Mathare slums, a flooding hotspot in Nairobi, homes along a riverbank were swept away by the floodwaters, displacing families and disrupting their livelihoods.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Nairobi.
(XHTV)