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There is A Plot to Rig Kenya August Election – Opposition Leader

There is A Plot to Rig Kenya August Election – Opposition Leader

A fresh battle front between the National Super Alliance and Jubilee Party was opened on Tuesday after the main opposition flag bearer, Raila Odinga, dragged the military into an alleged government plot to rig the August elections. Mr Odinga claimed the Kenya Defence Forces, National Police Service, regional coordinators and county commanders have been mobilised […]

Kenya Tops Region’s Military Ranking

Kenya Tops Region’s Military Ranking

Kenya’s military has for the second time been ranked as Africa’s eleventh most powerful force ahead of its Ugandan and Tanzanian counterparts, despite the neighbouring countries’ bigger personnel count. Global Firepower, an agency that assesses the military strength of nations, ranks Kenya as the most powerful nation in East Africa based on its manpower, range […]

Kenya Defence Forces Raid Al-Shabaab Bases, Kill 31 Terrorists

Kenya Defence Forces Raid Al-Shabaab Bases, Kill 31 Terrorists

Kenyan soldiers have killed 31 Al-Shabaab terrorists after raiding their base in Baadhade, Somalia. Eleven AK-47 rifles, four improvised explosives, communication equipment, food and military uniforms were seized. Also seized at the bases used as command and logistics centres in Jubbaland district were 634 bullets and two anti-tank machine guns, military spokesman Joseph Owuoth has […]

Kenya to Reopen Border With Somalia

Kenya to Reopen Border With Somalia

The Kenyan government says it will open the border with Somalia to boost trade and allow the flow of people between the two countries. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta also pledged to help Somalia in the fight against al-Shabab militants and support and train government workers. His remarks followed a meeting he had in Nairobi with […]

Withdraw Soldiers From Somalia, Kenyans Tell President Uhuru Kenyatta

Withdraw Soldiers From Somalia, Kenyans Tell President Uhuru Kenyatta

President Uhuru Kenyatta has been urged to withdraw Kenyan soldiers from Somalia, following a recent Al-Shabaab attack on a KDF camp that left 21 personnel dead. Speaking during the burial of Rajab Baya Kazungu — one of the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers who was killed at Kulbiyow, Somalia — on Saturday at his Kinarani […]

Relatives Bury Kenya Defence Forces Soldiers Killed in Somalia

Relatives Bury Kenya Defence Forces Soldiers Killed in Somalia

Three Kenya Defence Forces soldiers killed in the Kulbiyow Al-Shabaab attack were buried in an emotional send-off in Isiolo County. Four bodies of the KDF soldiers were airlifted from Nairobi to Isiolo International Airport by a Kenya Army plane and were received by mourners. One of the bodies was airlifted to neighbouring Marsabit County. Sergeant […]

United States Approves Sale of Attack Aircraft Worth Sh41.8 Billion to Kenya

United States Approves Sale of Attack Aircraft Worth Sh41.8 Billion to Kenya

The United States (US) has approved the sale of attack aircraft worth Sh41.8 billion ($418 million) to Kenya. The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) will receive the 14 aircraft and assorted weapons, as well as technical and programme support, if the US Congress and Senate approve the deal. A statement by the US Department of Defence […]

More Militia Killed as Soldiers Pursue Al-Shabaab Attackers

More Militia Killed as Soldiers Pursue Al-Shabaab Attackers

Four more Al-Shabaab suspects have been killed following a failed terror attack on a military base in Lamu over the weekend. According to the Kenya Defence Forces, this brings the number of those killed to 15. KDF spokesman David Obonyo stated that the four were pursued during air and ground operations and gunned down within […]

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