Between 2006 and 2017, Kenya repaid its debts, which was used to build a railway, to China, whose debt accounts of 72% of overall foreign debt.
Between 2006 and 2017, Kenya took out loans of at least US$9.8 billion (Sh1043.77 billion) from China. Chinese debt accounts for 72% of Kenya's foreign debt. In late December 2018, Kenya reportedly came close to default on Chinese loans to develop its largest and most lucrative port, the Port of Mombasa. 
