Nairobi, Sept. 8 -- China has dismissed reports that it is seeking to establish a military base in Kenya as part of a strategy to extend its power to Africa.
The US department of defence, the Pentagon, in its annual report to Congress on China's military, had alleged that Beijing was eyeing military logistics bases in a dozen African countries, including Kenya and neighbouring Tanzania.
The Chinese Embassy in Nairobi on Monday, however, rejected the Pentagon's report, terming it propaganda.
"The information mentioned...is totally false," said Xueqing Huang, the Chief of Information and Public Affairs Section for the Embassy of China in Kenya, in an e-mailed response.
"Their (Pentagon) latest report is just the same as the previous fact-...