On April 11th 2008, China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) held a handover ceremony of donation in Isiolo, Kenya, where CNOON oil operation working region is located. CNOOC donated desks and chairs as well as stationeries for two primary schools and promised to dig two water wells for the local communities with total value of US105,000 dollars. H. E. Mr. Zhang Ming, the Chinese Ambassador to Kenya, Mr. Song Ruilin, representative of CNOOC, Hon. Prof. Sam Ongeri, Minister for Education of Kenya, Mr. David M. Jakaiti, the Eastern Provincial Commissioner, and many other officials attended the ceremony.

Ambassador Zhang commended CNOOC as a company with strong sense of social responsibility, and encouraged more Chinese companies to join the cause of boosting the social and economic development of Kenya. Hon. Prof. Ongeri and PC. Mr. Jakaiti thanked CNOOC for good gesture, and assured that the Kenya side would provide every assistance and convenience for CNOOC's exploration work in Isiolo district and other areas in Kenya.