Chinese scholarships to change fortunes of Kenyan students
NAIROBI - Jamlick Mwangi Kariuki is set to depart Kenya for China for his engineering studies. The 19-year-old is among 35 students who form the second batch of Kenyan students and will pursue a bachelor's degree in railway studies at the Beijing Jiaotong University thanks to scholarships from the China Communications Construction Company.
The first batch of students left for China in 2016.
Kariuki, who is the second born in a family of six, will be a student in China for between four and five years.
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