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| First President Jomo Kenyatta (right) and Vice-President and Opposition Leader Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, who was believed to be having backing from China and Russia. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD] |
By KENNETH KWAMA
KENYA: The relationship between Kenya and China during the first few years after independence was so cold that at some point founding President Jomo Kenyatta suspended ties with the communist regime and ordered the closure of its embassy in Nairobi.
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