Plans to build StarTimes headquarters in Kenya still on - firm
StarTimes Group chairman Pang Xinxing (right) and Beijing Municipal Bureau of Radio and Television director general Li Chunliang address the press during the ground-breaking ceremony of the construction of StarTimes African Headquarters in Karen, Kenya, on July 14, 2014. PHOTO | SALATON NJAU | NMG
Chinese pay TV giant StarTimes has reaffirmed its commitment to build its African head office and broadcast centre in Kenya despite the project taking long. Addressing journalists on Friday in Beijing, StarTimes Group Vice President Guo Ziqi said plans to construct the Ksh6.9 billion ($68.2 million) African hub to be based in Karen, Nairobi, was still on course.
“Our plans to build the Africa headquarter in Nairobi as announced by our group’s President Pang Xinxing in 2014 is still on course. We are still in talks with the Kenyan government on how it should be implemented. We are currently communicating with President Uhuru Kenyatta’s administration to see how the project can be upgraded. The plan is not aborted,” said Mr Guo.
