The China in Africa Podcast

Kenya Caught Uncomfortably Between the U.S. and China


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The Kenyan government is under mounting pressure from the United States over its close ties with China. Influential lawmakers in Washington are furious over comments made by President William Ruto during a visit to Beijing earlier this year, where he said Kenya and China will be the "architects of a new world order."

The remark was particularly upsetting for some in Washington, given Kenya's role as a Major Non-NATO Ally.

Aggrey Mutambo, Africa editor at the Nation newspaper, joins Eric & Cobus from Nairobi to discuss how the Kenyan government is responding and what it's doing to maintain stable ties with both major powers.

SHOW NOTES:

  • Aggrey Mutambo's article index at the Nation newspaper.

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