The China in Africa Podcast

What a Railway in Kenya Reveals About How China Builds Things in Africa

Jul 27, 2023
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 4min
2
Wang-Ji-Ge's Dream of Connecting Mombasa to Uganda
04:26 • 3min
3
The One-Sided Story of the SGR Deal
07:55 • 2min
4
The Role of African Agency and Kenyan Agency in the Belt and Road Project
09:39 • 2min
5
The History of the Kenyan SGR
11:35 • 2min
6
The Impact of Infrastructure Development in Kenya
13:07 • 2min
7
The Role of Chinese State-Owned Enterprises in the SGR
15:14 • 2min
8
China Road and Bridge Corporation's Shifting Strategies in Dealing With the SGR Process
17:26 • 2min
9
The Shifting Narratives of the BRI Projects
19:22 • 2min
10
The Politics of Chinese Neo-Colonialism
21:20 • 2min
11
The Role of CRBC in the Land Acquisition Process
23:27 • 2min
12
The Contradictory Role of CRBC in China
25:40 • 3min
13
The Role of Chinese Contractors in the Post-Colonial Kenyan State
28:36 • 2min
14
The African Agency Turn
31:00 • 3min
15
The Legacy of the Standard Gauge Railway Project in Kenya
33:37 • 3min
16
The Legacy of the Kenyan Standard Gauge Railway
36:31 • 3min
17
The African Uncensored Documentary and the Debt Trap Narrative
39:11 • 3min
18
The Discourse on Africa's High Speed Railway
42:20 • 2min
19
The Long-Term Impact of the SGR on China Exenbank
44:08 • 2min
20
The SDR: A Cautionary Tale
45:51 • 2min
21
The Kenyan Public Has a Right to Know What Was in the Contract
47:27 • 4min