Kenya Led the World in Finishing Chinese-Funded Infrastructure Projects Ahead of Schedule

Chinese workers stand at the construction site of Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) during the Presidential Inspection of the SGR Nairobi-Naivasha Phase 2A project in Nairobi, Kenya, on June 23, 2018. Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP

Kenya completed more Chinese-financed construction projects ahead of schedule than any other country in the world, according to the findings from AidData’s recently released report on Belt and Road financing. 

AidData, a research lab based at William & Mary’s Global Research Institute, concluded that five projects between 2013 and 2017 were completed before the deadline, more than any other BRI-recipient country.

Researchers attribute Kenya’s success in implementing Chinese projects partially to President Uhuru Kenyatta’s personal involvement in the process and that stakeholders were able to “quickly stifle resistance.”

Read more on the story on the Business Daily website.

by Eric Olander

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