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China signals breakthrough in new financial talks with Kenya

President William Ruto with Prime Minister Li Qiang, after a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. April 23, 2025. [Courtesy, PCS]

China on Wednesday hinted that Kenya’s urgent request for a key financial cooperation pact is likely to succeed, a development that would bring relief to President William Ruto’s cash-strapped government, with the fiscal year ending in ten days. 

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