Kenya to receive 16 helicopters and 150 armoured cars from the USA, Declared as a major US ally

Kenya will receive 16 helicopters and 150 armoured cars from the USA to boost the country’s security operations and peacekeeping missions.

According to a statement released by the White House on Thursday, the 16 helicopters include eight Hueys to bolster regional peace and security as well as eight MD-500s for enhancing Kenya’s participation in peacekeeping missions.

This is part of the goodies advanced to Kenya by President Joe Biden’s administration following the State visit by President William Ruto to Washington. Kenya will also receive approximately 150 M1117 Armored Security Vehicles from the U.S. Excess Defense Article stocks which are projected to arrive in Kenya in September 2024.

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In a bid to fortify collaboration on counterterrorism, the two nations have pledged to deepen their information-sharing efforts. Kenya is also in the process of joining Operation Gallant Phoenix, a program facilitating multinational cooperation in sharing terrorist-related information.