Kenyans will now get an opportunity to learn and understand the rich Chinese culture as well as its technological, economic and political development after the launch of a Chinese Corner at the Kenya National Library Service s main branch in Upper Hill, Nairobi.
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The steering committee comprises the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Sports, Culture and Heritage as its chair; Chief Administrative Secretary, Ministry of Sports, Culture and Heritage as vice chairperson and Principal Secretary, State Department of Sports as a member.
Sports Cabinet Secretary for Sport Amina Mohamed (centre) when she inspected the ongoing construction of Kipchoge Keino Stadium in Eldoret yesterday. [Peter Ochieng, Standard]
Other members include Principal Secretary, State Department of Culture and Heritage, Principal Secretary, State Department of Information and Communication Technology and Youth, Principal Secretary State Department for Trade, Principal Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Principal Secretary Ministry of Health, Principal Secretary National Treasury and Principal Secretary Ministry of Interior and Co-ordination of National Government.
Renowned author Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s image takes up a prime spot at the entrance of the library, surrounded by Wangari Maathai, Mekatilili wa Menza, Koitalel arap Samoei and other heroes that are immortalised in sculpture.
“We wanted to ensure everyone who walks in here gets a story they can resonate with,” said Timothy Mahea, head of marketing at Kenya National Library Service (KNLS).
The modernising of Kenya’s national library has been in works for a long time. It is a journey that started in 1965 when the library was a temporary wooden structure next to prison headquarters that housed a few books that mainly catered for institutions of higher learning.