President Ruto signs $950M deal in China, strengthens Kenya–China ties

Kenyan President William Ruto has signed a $1 billion agreement with China as part of a five-day state visit aimed at deepening the strategic partnership between Nairobi and Beijing.

The deal, announced Wednesday, focuses on accelerating key development projects under Kenya’s Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA), including major investments in manufacturing, agriculture, and tourism.

Ruto emphasized the longstanding…