Last month, the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) and Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei signed a memorandum of understanding on, among other things, growing Kenya’s 5G infrastructure, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. Coming less than 20 days to Kenya’s General Election that will usher in a new administration, the deal is the latest move in a grand battle for supremacy between China and the United States (US) over control of East Africa’s 5G infrastructure. Kenya is emerging as a battleground for Beijing’s and Washington’s race to dominate not just the 5G deployment but also the next industrial leap that will see the...