The former deputy president of Kenya said communist China’s Belt and Road Initiative has fueled systemic corruption and human rights abuses in his country.
Former Kenyan Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua gives an exclusive interview to The Epoch Times and NTD on Aug. 9, 2025. Nathan Su/The Epoch Times
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Kenyan politician and former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua said 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 Epoch Times and its sister media outlet NTD conducted an exclusive interview with Gachagua on Aug. 9 while he was visiting Northern California.
Nathan Su is a writer for The Epoch Times since 2018.
