Kenya as modern-day US-China imperial

Workers recarpet a section of Ngong Road on May 3, 2022. 

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Modern-day imperialism? An escalation in superpower rivalry? These were the questions in my mind when I first heard the news that the US Congress is reviewing Kenya’s ties with China.

Chinese construction companies now control a disproportionately large share of Kenya’s infrastructure market. We no longer have a substantial domestic construction sector to speak of.

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