China a threat to Kenya's economy, new survey shows

China gave Kenya loans to build standard gauge railway. A survey shows that more Kenyans believe that China constitutes the biggest threat to the country’s economic and political development than the US. FILE PHOTO | NATION

More Kenyans believe that China constitutes the biggest threat to the country’s economic and political development than the United States of America, a survey shows.

The survey by Ipsos Synovate released on Wednesday revealed that 26 per cent of Kenyans see the Asian country as a threat to the development of Kenya, more than double the perception towards the US which ranks at 12 per cent up.