The United States (US) administration is unfazed by African countries looking East following the announcement of tariffs on imports, even as President William Ruto embarks on a four-day State visit to China at the invitation of President Xi Jinping.
The two leaders also had a meeting in September 2024 during the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (Focac).
However, it is this latest invitation that comes on the backdrop of tariffs imposed by the United States early in the month across 180 countries, with China bearing the brunt of the import charges, that raises eyebrows on where Kenya stands.
The spat between the US and China has become a global trade war that seems to have put Kenya in a tight spot on which ally to rely to for its development financing needs.
