Xi’s changing priorities slow Ruto quest for transboundary SGR
Wednesday October 25 2023
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Kenyan President William Ruto at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, on October 18, 2023. William Ruto was in Beijing for the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation.
Kenya is once again playing second fiddle to Ethiopia in the region’s relations with China, with Nairobi’s plan for a transboundary standard gauge railway (SGR) project, seen as crucial for trade with neighbour Uganda and the Great Lakes region, looking uncertain.
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