China–Kenya trade hit a record ¥16.13 bn (≈ US $2.2 bn) in Q1 2025, up 11.9 % YoY – and construction machinery led the surge. Kenya imported 190.6 % more excavators, 112.4 % more bulldozers and 710 % more mobile cranes as new expressways, port berths and data-center parks broke ground under Belt-and-Road financing. President William Ruto, in Beijing this week, said Nairobi wants Chinese EV and battery firms “to anchor green industrialisation at home.”
Dealers report that XCMG and SANY 22-ton class diggers are selling out three months in advance, creating openings for parts kits and operator training packages.
Kenyan contractors now insist on Tier 3/Stage III engines to meet the country’s new emissions code; highlight that spec in product copy.
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