Kenyan officials and the Chinese embassy remained tight-lipped Saturday as a racism controversy brewed over a skit aired by China's State broadcaster on Thursday.
The presentation, broadcasted on China Central Television (CCTV) for the Chinese audience as part of a four-hour show to celebrate China's Lunar New Year, had a scene about Kenya's Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) that some observers found racist.
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