MOMBASA, Kenya — Fireworks popped and confetti rained down in the seaside city of Mombasa when Kenya’s president inaugurated the country’s new railway — designed, funded and built by China.

Sama markets itself as an “ethical AI” company and claims to have helped lift more than 50,000 people out of poverty. Sama's office in Nairobi, Kenya, on Feb. 10, 2022. Khadija Farah for TIME ...

Kenyan music artist Juacali thrills the crowd during the M-pesa 18 at Uhurupark ,Nairobi on March 21, 2025. [Courtesy] It would suffice to say 2007 was a pivotal year for Kenya and its people. It ...