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China at 75: Any lessons for Kenya?

Prime Cabinet Secretarey Musalia Mudavadi and China's Ambassador to Kenya Zhou Pingjian during celebrations to mark 75th independence day of the People's Republic of China, in Nairobi, on September 29, 2024 . [Mike Kihaki, Standard]

Last Sunday, China celebrated the 75th anniversary of her founding.

The brief ceremony in Nairobi took about an hour and reflected Chinese efficiency. A cocktail, national anthems, two speeches only-one by the Chinese ambassador to Kenya and the other by Kenya's foreign minister-and cutting of the cake. Then more cocktails and entertainment by acrobats (trained in China?)

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