The Mombasa County Government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Shanxi Province of the Peoples Republic of China on Friday.
The MoU would see the two conduct exchanges and cooperation in various sectors of development.
The agreement was signed by Mombasa Deputy Governor Dr. William Kingi and Deputy Director of the Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs office of - Shanxi Province as well as Head of Delegation, Qin Jie.
In this newfound partnership which will trickle down to the Sub County and ward level, Mombasa County Governor Ali Hassan Joho said they intend to engage and facilitate transfer of knowledge and skills on world best practices in key sectors including; Trade, Education, Culture, Tourism, Energy, Infrastructure and Industrial Park Construction as well as Sister City projects.
"Mombasa is set to tap into China's long history of innovation and trade expertise to attract investment in view of realization of Mombasa’s Vision 2035 and the Dongo Kundu Special Economic Zone project," disclosed Joho.
"We wish to express our gratitude to the people of Shanxi Province and look forward to a fruitful and mutually beneficial relationship," he added.
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