China set to potentially take Kenya's largest port from defaulted loans..
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Entice with money upfront, no one can see the Forrest from the trees
Ol’Otis
The Picasso of the Ghetto
fukk it 
Secure Da Bag
Veteran
China only had one request. Build infrastructure. Other than that, no strings attached to how you use the money. You can't blame China for African leaders being stupid and corruptible. 
Especially not in this case, because PLO Lumumba, also a Kenyan, has been warning everyone for years now about the dangers of misusing Chinese loans.
This is on Kenya (and Zambia).
Especially not in this case, because PLO Lumumba, also a Kenyan, has been warning everyone for years now about the dangers of misusing Chinese loans. This is on Kenya (and Zambia).
ill
Superstar
Can we up one of the threads where everyone was defending China?
Preach.
I still remember those where all these dudes are like this is the best thing ever, Chinese only wanna build great stuff for Africa, they aren’t colonizing like the west, etc etc.
ExodusNirvana
Change is inevitable...
Breh it did'nt even TAKE that long...WOW
I was expecting at least a few years before the OBVIOUS fukkery was revealed
B-b-b-b-but US imperialismCan we up one of the threads where everyone was defending China?
thatrapsfan
Superstar
African countries need options, particularly when the West isn’t interested in investing in infrastructure. It’s on African politicians to leverage the best deal possible. As always, it’s Africa’s leadership deficit that hurts it the most.
I also don’t think there’s a long-term goal for the Chinese to exercise direct administrative control, as the most hyperbolic claims argue.
I also don’t think there’s a long-term goal for the Chinese to exercise direct administrative control, as the most hyperbolic claims argue.
Most of the blame is on the Kenyan government for such a shytty ass deal. They are allowing themselves to be taken advantage of. They are falling for obvious debt traps
Once again, a port which is usually an almost indefinite source of income and commerce was put up as collateral for a train system. A fukking train system. Then they saw this and signed on the dotted line for such a deal and couldn't even guarantee they will pay it back.
This is like that scene in the movie where an out of control gambler puts their mortgage in the pot and loses their hand.
Once again, a port which is usually an almost indefinite source of income and commerce was put up as collateral for a train system. A fukking train system. Then they saw this and signed on the dotted line for such a deal and couldn't even guarantee they will pay it back.
This is like that scene in the movie where an out of control gambler puts their mortgage in the pot and loses their hand.
T'krm
Superstar
How exactly is the Chinese looking out for Africa?
Because unlike S.A, these African countries are not in control of how their resources are processed;and those that are usually are corrupt, and do what's best for themselves, not the people!
I still blame China because best believe they are strategic and always have an ulterior motive in doing things that are in their best interests,solely.China only had one request. Build infrastructure. Other than that, no strings attached to how you use the money. You can't blame China for African leaders being stupid and corruptible.
This is on Kenya (and Zambia).
charlie manson's post was sarcasm.
Secure Da Bag
Veteran
As any country would be. It's not China's job to write contracts that benefits someone else. This sort of naivete (and incompetence of African leaders) is why Kenya and Zambia are in the mess they are in today.
thatrapsfan
Superstar
Not naïveté, the leadership in both countries is corrupt and incredibly short-sighted. If their pockets get lined and they maintain power, they care less about the broader impact to their countries.
dora_da_destroyer
Master Baker
who, like exact posters, are the people yall are subbing who claimed the chinese were doing "good" in these african countries? i refuse to believe people are that dumb
i really do feel bad that up and down the african continent, black countries have been fukked by various outsiders for 6-700 years now.
i really do feel bad that up and down the african continent, black countries have been fukked by various outsiders for 6-700 years now.
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