Transport Infrastructure: Kenya and September China

transport infrastructure: The forum was held in September 2018, according to Global Times China. China proposed the BRI to promote connectivity. As an active participant in the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative BRI how does Kenya view the opportunities and benefits the initiative offers What are Kenya's expectations from future bilateral cooperation James W. Macharia Macharia cabinet secretary for the Ministry of Transport Infrastructure, Housing & Urban Development and Public Works in Kenya, shared his opinions with Global Times GT reporter Yu Jincui at the sidelines of the Dialogue between Executives of Chinese Financial Institutions and African Coordinators of the Implementation of the Follow-up Actions of the Beijing Summit of Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. What are the prospects of this initiative in Kenya Why do you think Kenya can become an important pillar of the initiative in Africa Macharia I think our location as a country is very, very strategic with regard to the BRI. We have a natural corridor. This area is called the Northern Corridor where China has helped us build the Standard Gauge Railway, the most successful project in Eastern and Central Africa. We start from the port called Mombasa on the east coast, go toward the west, and border Uganda, and then go right into what we call the Great Lakes and then to the west coast of Africa. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.