There is a high level of automation, unlike in the past when road building was labour intensive. Beyond Thika Superhighway and the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), the Nairobi Expressway will be the other lasting symbol of Chinese influence in Kenya. Read MoreOn Waiyaki Way or its extension, Chiromo Road is another symbol of Chinese influence, the World Global Centre. Let’s focus on the two leading economic and political powers and ask who will have the last laugh in Kenya? Without a critical mass of Kenyans schooled in Chinese ways, American influence remains unchallenged for a long time to come.

Source: Standard Digital February 20, 2021 21:00 UTC