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Kenya purchases Sh2.6bn weapons from East Europe

Sunday, March 22, 2015 — updated on December 23, 2020 - 6 min read

Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers. Security organs have come under pressure to step up their military might to combat terrorism. PHOTO | FILE

Kenya bought a huge consignment of arms last year from Serbia, a Russian ally that was once part of Soviet-bloc nation Yugoslavia, after a lull in purchases of heavy artillery in 2013, a new global report has revealed.

The military acquired heavy arms valued at Sh2.6 billion ($29 million) from Serbia as per the report published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri).