Chinese Vice President in Kenya to Bolster Economic Ties

Anti-China narrative

China's so-called generosity toward Kenya is a debt trap dressed up as development — the SGR alone costs Kenya over $1 billion a year to service, with penalties piling up and the IMF flagging the country at high risk of debt distress. The railway ends in a cornfield, 468 kilometers short of its goal, while Kenya bleeds 81% of its foreign debt service to Chinese banks in a single month. Zero-tariff deals mean nothing when Beijing is already putting the entire national economy at risk.