Kenyan Military to Receive Training from Egyptians

Photo of Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers in Somalia.
Photo of Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers in Somalia.
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The Kenyan military will be receive training from Egyptians in a bid to improve the country's technological capabilities and defense systems.

This is after a Kenyan military delegation visited an exhibition by Egypt's Arab Organisation for Industrialisation (AOI) on Monday, September 27.

According to international news outlets, the two nations discussed AOI's role in enhancing technology, manufacturing and training in Kenya.

President Uhuru Kenyatta at the graduation ceremony of paramilitary officers attached to the Quick Response Unit at the National Police Service, Magadi Field Training Campus.
President Uhuru Kenyatta at the graduation ceremony of paramilitary officers attached to the Quick Response Unit at the National Police Service, Magadi Field Training Campus.
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Further, they discussed matters of opening a market for Egyptian products in Kenya.

Gen Tawhid Tawfik, the assistant to the head of AOI, affirmed the organisation's commitment to meeting Kenya's needs in regard to development projects as well as defense industries.

He noted that AOI would put all of its human expertise and technological capabilities in order to aid Kenya's defense sector.

Tawfik added that a joint committee would be formed to study the available resources and identify how the two countries would cooperate in the fields of manufacturing.

The Kenyan military delegation praised the automated management systems, training on programmed machines and use of advanced electronic equipment by the organisation.

Kenya has been in cooperation with other countries in a bid to boost its defense capacity.

Recently, US Ambassador to Kenya, Eric Kneedler, announced that 12 unmanned aerial systems were delivered to the Border Police Unit in order to increase border security and Kenyans' safety.

 US Ambassador to Kenya, Eric Kneedler speaking during a program completion ceremony at Maseno University in November 2019.
US Ambassador to Kenya, Eric Kneedler speaking during a program completion ceremony at Maseno University in November 2019.
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