Philippine Embassy in Kenya Donates Books to Kenya National Library Service

The Philippine Embassy in Nairobi donated a total of 76 Philippine-published books and musical compilation albums to the Kenya National Library Service (KNLS) on 29 October 2021, marking its first-ever book donation to a national library in Kenya. Ambassador Alex Chua handed over the donations to KNLS Acting Deputy Director Dr. Charles Nzivo. The Embassy’s donations include the facsimile of the original manuscripts of El Filibusterismo and Noli Me Tangere, Reading the Regions: Teaching the Philippines, Manila: History, Culture, and Heritage, The Journal of History Vol. LXV, Rizal’s True Love, Salvador Bernal: Designing the Stage, A Treasury of Filipino Piano Music, Mumunting Tinig: Children’s Choral Pieces, which were provided by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA). Photo shows Philippine Ambassador to Kenya Alex Chua (right) and KNLS Acting Deputy Director Dr. Charles Nzivo (left) during the handover ceremony of the Philippine book donations. (Nairobi PE photo)

From left: Corporate Communications Officer Ms. Nancy Ngugi, Resource Mobilization and Projects Officer Ms. Juliana Muchai, KNLS Acting Deputy Director Dr. Charles Nzivo, Ambassador Alex Chua, Consul Maria Rosanna Josue, Head of Collection Development and Book Distribution Ms. Betty Kalugho, and Acting Cultural Officer Sherlyn Roxas posed for a photo during the ceremony. (Nairobi PE photo)

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