Kenya and China have signed 20 Memoranda of Understanding and cooperation frameworks covering major sectors including trade, education, digital economy, and infrastructure.
President William Ruto and his Chinese counterpart President Xi Jinping met in Beijing on Thursday where they announced a raft of bilateral agreements and economic deals aimed at deepening cooperation between the two nations.
In the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Nairobi and Beijing, China committed to financing and supporting major infrastructure projects, including the extension of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) to Malaba, the Nairobi-Nakuru-Mau Summit highway upgrade, the Eldoret and Kiambu bypasses, and the construction of the Nithi Bridge.
The Rironi-Mau Summit road had been awarded to a consortium of French firms.
