China threat forces UK rethink of Kenya policy

Warned that it might lose its strategic position, the UK government has said that it will not impose any sanctions on Kenya for electing Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto as President and Vice President—citing commercial, military and strategic reasons.

The matter, which came out during a two-hour Kenya policy debate on Wednesday at the House of Commons, is the latest indicator of how London has reviewed its policy a few months after its Nairobi High Commission said it would maintain only “essential business” with a Mr Kenyatta government.