It is certainly not bad to assist, as @ Gohill states and has promised to assist me.

(Make it hefty brother..)
But that should not be the foundation upon which we start and build our relationship. Gohill should not be my friend because he has assisted me and I should not be Gohills' friend because he can and has assisted me.
Japan is one of the top ten donor countries in the world, but we dont hear them trumpeting this fact.
Therefore, to say that Kenyas assistance will strengthen its ties to Japan is flimsy and immoral. That should not even be a thing tying the two together, it should not even be mentioned let alone publicized.
But then again, Kenya goes ahead and does exactly that.
Priorities?