Kenyan students gift Xi a ticket for Mombasa-Nairobi railway

Recently, representatives of Kenyan students and alumni at Beijing Jiaotong University wrote a letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping, expressing their great pleasure in coming to China to learn railway operation and management knowledge.

Kenyan student Jamlick Kariuki told China News Network that besides the ticket, they also gifted the President a special gift, a ticket for the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway.

In his reply on Jan. 17, Xi noted that the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway is a flagship project and a successful example of China-Kenya Belt and Road cooperation. Xi said, "I am glad to see that you have bonded with China through this road to happiness……"