US Congress demands Kenya arms deal details 

Kenya's military in Somalia. The Kenyan government is yet to issue an official statement on the now controversial arms deal. FILE PHOTO | NMG

A US Congress investigative committee has demanded key documents related to the proposed $418 million sale of armed border-patrol aircraft to Kenya for use against Al-Shabaab terrorists.

The US Air Force, which arranged the deal, has been ordered by the House of Representatives Oversight and Government Reform Committee to produce a set of specified materials “as soon as possible, but no later than noon on June 2.”