Kenya pushes back against West's anti-China rhetoric

Kenyan lawmakers and officials are calling for stronger ties with China while pushing back against growing anti-China narratives peddled by Western governments.

They also reaffirmed Kenya's long-standing partnership with China, citing enhanced parliamentary, cultural and infrastructure cooperation.

"When China does something in Kenya, they (some Western countries) try and find the negative …saying it's too costly, or there's this and that," said Shakeel Shabbir, chairman of the Kenya-China Parliamentary Friendship Group.