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Ruto hands mega road deal to China, drops French firms
Kenya's President William Ruto shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping during bilateral talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on September 3, 2024.
President William Ruto has dropped the French and is courting China for the dualling of the Nairobi–Malaba highway that his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta had offered to a consortium of French firms.
Dr Ruto, who is in Beijing for a summit of African leaders, said his host Xi Jinping had given the green light for technocrats from the two countries to negotiate the finer details of funding and construction of the proposed Rironi-Mau Summit-Malaba dual carriageway.
