East Africa states buy modern equipment for armies
Military vehicles spotted at the port of Mombasa on April 11, 2019. The EastAfrican could not immediately establish for which country they were destined. PHOTO | LABAN WALLOGA | NMG
East African countries have, in the past three years, been on a military hardware-shopping spree, upgrading their aircraft, vehicles, arms and other equipment.
A new report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri) for 2018 shows that in the region, Kenya topped the purchases, with six aircraft orders. Nairobi expects the planes this year.
