Kenyan politician and former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua said that China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has entrenched systemic corruption in Kenya and fueled severe human rights abuses, including the abduction of activists who criticized the alleged misuse of Chinese loans.
The exclusive interview with The Epoch Times and its sister media NTD was conducted on Aug. 9 while Gachagua was visiting Northern California.
Gachagua said the Kenya-China partnership has shifted from development to exploitation.
“Billions of dollars borrowed from China are not being utilized for public good,” he said. “There is a lot of deal-cutting between the Chinese contractors and the Kenyan government officials. Most of these projects that are being done by Chinese companies, they are full of corruption….