The Chinese Embassy in Rwanda held a pre-departure reception on 10 October for the first 30 Rwandan students going to Inner Mongolia Medical University to study clinical medicine, the embassy said on 11 October.
Chinese lenders, predominantly China Exim Bank, account for KSh 28.81 billion in projected interest payments and KSh 71.57 billion in principal repayments in Kenya's debt-service plans, Business Daily reported on 11 October.
President William Ruto said he will open Phase One of the Rironi–Mau Summit highway in April 2027, ahead of the June 2027 date set at launch, Capital FM and Kenyans.co.ke reported on 11 October 2026.
Mwache Dam in Kwale County has passed 90 per cent completion, according to the Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation, The Star reported on 10 October 2026.
Kenya's green coffee exports to China rose 97.33 per cent in value and avocados 59.65 per cent in May–August 2026 against a year earlier, The Star reported on 11 October 2026.
Transsion's Hong Kong public offer closes on 12 October. The company is offering 86.65 million H shares at HK$35.30–38.80 each, with pricing due on 13 October and trading on 15 October, The Paper and The Standard of Hong Kong reported on 7 October.
From 12 October, China Southern Airlines is due to fly twice a week, on Mondays and Fridays, from Guangzhou via Changsha to Addis Ababa, its first scheduled service to Ethiopia.
On 8 October 2026, Tanzania's regulator COPRA said the country's avocado exports reached 52,000 tonnes in the 2025/2026 season, above the 2030 target of 40,000 tonnes. According to Xinhua, China is among the export markets.
On 9 October 2026, the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) reported that the Kenyan government had set aside KSh 25 billion (about US$192 million) to compensate people affected by the Narok–Bomet–Kisumu section of the Standard Gauge Railway extension, which Chinese firms are building.
On 7 October 2026, tarmac was being laid on the Rironi–Naivasha road in Kenya, The Star reported. Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir said on 9 September that the dualling would be finished by 30 October.
On 8 October, Chinese Ambassador Guo Haiyan handed a US$2 million grant to Kenya's National Treasury, half for Ebola preparedness and response and half for drought mitigation, Capital FM and The Star reported.
On 6 October, Chinese pay-TV operator StarTimes unveiled the fifth season of the reality dating show "Hello Mr. Right" in Nairobi. The show is due to premiere later in October on Rembo TV, Xinhua reported.
