Kenya: Is Ruto’s government dumping China for the West?
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Herald Onyango
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April 14, 2023 09:01
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz shakes hands with Kenyan President William Ruto during a news conference in the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany March 28, 2023. REUTERS
Kenya is increasingly becoming a darling of the West when it comes to trade and investment, a momentous diplomatic deviation from the East, particularly China, which was the previous regime’s lodestar for nearly a decade.
Since the new administration assumed office last September, President William Ruto’s several visits outside Africa have largely been to Western nations, including the US (twice), the UK, France, Belgium, and Germany.
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