US Congressman seeks to stop Kenya's $418m arms deal
A KDF soldier attached to Amisom guards the Kismayu International Airport control tower. A US congressman is seeking to halt Kenya's pending $418 million weapons purchase from an American contractor.
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A US congressman is seeking to halt Kenya's pending $418 million weapons purchase from an American contractor.
Nairobi aims to acquire ammunition, machine guns, rocket launchers, and guided bombs mounted on 12 Air Tractors converted agricultural aircraft intended to bolster the Kenya Defence Forces' campaign against Al-Shabaab.