Kenya's Daily Nation published on 18 June 2018 an article titled "Sino-Kenya Ties the Perfect Test for China's Foray's into Africa" by Hexron Mogambi, a Kenyan professor.
The Communist Party of China has established relations with 81 African political parties in and out of power. The author concludes that the special relationship between Kenya and China seems like a perfect testing ground for future Chinese alliance-building in other African countries.