The New York Times published on 7 August 2022 an article titled "'Jewel in the Crown of Corruption': The Troubles of Kenya's China--Funded Train" by Abdi Latif Dahir.
Five years after its launch, the Chinese-designed, funded, and built railroad from Mombasa on the coast to Nairobi and beyond to a vacant field has become associated with debt, dysfunction, and criminal inquiries. It is now a hot-button issue in the presidential election on 9 August.
