Fears of Losing Out to China Put U.S. Under Pressure Over Kenya Base

MOKOWE, Kenya—Kenya is asking the United States to pay for an expansion of a joint counterterrorism base, stoking fears in Washington that the East African nation could turn to China if the US falsifies, according to officials America.

The Kenyan military has drawn up plans to build a new runway long enough to receive jet fighters at Manda Bay Airport, a hub for US operations, US officials said. Kenya against al-Shabaab, al Qaeda’s affiliate in neighboring Somalia.