US and Kenya Have Not Signed Agreement on Sh41 Billion Purchase of KDF Weapons - Fiona Evans Says

The American Embassy in Nairobi has now claimed that the US and Kenya have not signed any contract or agreement on the purchase of the controversial Sh41.8 billion KDF weapons.

Press Attache at the US Embassy in Nairobi Fiona Evans, said that US and Kenya had only agreed on the potential sale but the actual contract had not been signed.

“Now that the US Congress has approved the potential sale of AT-802L Longsword to move forward, specific details, including price of the aircraft, weapons, training and support, will soon be presented to the government of Kenya, which can in turn fully assess whether this is the right aircraft for the KDF given cost-benefit and delivery timelines.

"No contract or agreement to purchase has been signed,” Ms Evans told a local daily on Thursday evening.

She further said that the Sh41 Billion price had not been doubled as earlier claimed, noting that the figure published included: munitions, spare parts, and training, not just the aircraft cost.

Five members of the US Congress, led by Ted Budd, had urged the Kenyan government to reconsider the deal on grounds that they could get the weapons at a cheaper price.

According to the members, L-3 Communications, the company which was awarded the contract, had no experience to manufacture the weapons.

“Spending Sh43 Billion of Kenyan national funds on aircraft that could be acquired for over Sh20 Billion less from a company that has years of past performance and an existing production line is not an optimal allocation of scarce defence dollars,” the congressmen said.

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