The Embassy of China in Kenya, Kenya China Economic and Trade Association and Kenya Overseas Chinese Association jointly launched a Writing Contest with the theme of "My China/Kenya Story" in March 2014.
Throughout my child hood I always heard stories and saw documentaries about China, but I never thought I would ever get to go to China until the first Confucius institute in Africa was opened at the University of Nairobi.
My name is Koech, 52 years old. My home is located at Eldoret, 300km north of Nairobi. I was working as a self-governed mechanic while farming in my home area in 1980's. What I could do was only random piece work. In many circumstances, I was full of energy and well prepared to work, but there was simply no stable job available. By chance, I heard that not far away from my village, a Chinese company was constructing a road and intended to employ local staff. I decided to try my luck. It was so surprising when I got the offer and finally I had a place to make use of my strength and skills. After the completion of that road, the company got another project in Kisumu. Since then, I've been following the company everywhere for the past 23 years. This is the company I've been proud of and where I realized my dreams. It's called CRBC.
My whole world was upside down at the age of ten when my mother passed away. It was a tough time for my father to raise 6 children by himself. I had to sacrifice a lot as the second child to make my life straight and provide the best for my younger siblings.
Will this make me happier? Red, red, red.
Writing this article in a very short notice of probably two hours but I 'nailed' it. I guess that's what you get for having worked with the Chinese.
When it comes to China in Africa, media tends to focus, whether negatively or positively on the large investments China has made on infrastructure development in the continent.
I have never been to China. Decades ago, way back in my formative years, I asked a friend where it is. "Look East," he said. As if I didn't know, he added: "East is where the sun rises from.
China and Kenya are geographically very far away from each other, separated by large masses of land, sea and cultures.
A poem on China-Kenya friendship,cooperation.
In early 1986, my younger brother and I strolled to a minuscule Keiyo Shopping Centre in Trans Nzoia District to catch up on the latest events around the world.
As one of the longest serving Kenyan reporters for Xinhua News Agency, I can attest that working for the official Chinese news agency has been a worthy experience.
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