Exactly as I thought.

Nice article. My input is that he who pays the piper calls the tune. So as to unravell why chinese are doing our roads, one has to dig deeper and find out how China and Kenyan barons are dancing, economically. Dont be fooled, its a dance and wanjiku is the dance floor. The financier dictates the executor. Case in point, world bank refusing to fund mombasa rd project because the contractor was not their preferred person.

Eboom.

I absolutely like your way of thinking and agree with your analysis.

@eboomerang...another great article. i like your analysis. however, even the point of creating the company as you suggest is so likely to be prone with problems right from the start. many forces will be fighting to get their foot in not for national good but personal enrichment....i think with what has happened, most recently the wana at milimani, hope is standing on very weak legs.

@eboomerang

Nice article sir.

The Chinese model is basically a "government in business". The state literally owns a stake in each major company and foreign operations financed through state banks. Through years of innovations( remember Chinese medicine which is just "dawa za kienyeji") they have perfected their social and economic spheres and with a large population they are guaranteed a market. Their exploits abroad is after successes at home. Their savings rate is among the highest in the world through which they have enough reserves to lend. The state controls the currency and thus not affected by external shocks.They even have more dollars than the US Reserve bank!

My 2 cents!