That, of late, the political engagement between China and Kenya appears to intensify beyond the usual social, economic and financial partnership is clear. This, perhaps, explains why a powerful delegation of China's ruling political party led by Wang Yang, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), is in Kenya for what has been billed a mission to deepen mutual cooperation and bilateral relations.When China's President Xi Jinping visited Kenya last year, he signed an agreement with President Uhuru Kenyatta to upgrade the Sino-Kenya relations to the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership (CSCP). It is understood that the current visit is part of the Asian country's political charm offensive on Africa that began last Monday and includes the Republic of Congo and Uganda.Last month, Huang Kunming, member of the political bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) central committee, hosted a delegation from the South African Communist Party (SACP) led by its general secretary, Blade Nzimande.
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