China loans to Kenya hit 8-year low on Africa shift

Chinese workers at a construction site during an inspection of the SGR project by former President Uhuru Kenyatta on June 23, 2018.

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As former President Mwai Kibaki neared the end of his term, Kenya owed China just Sh61.2 billion in mostly yuan-based borrowings to finance ICT and geothermal projects.

An explosion in lending from Beijing followed. But more recently, the boom has turned to bust as China slowed down lending to developing countries like Kenya on increased risks of debt distress.

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