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How Nairobi-Paris deal favours French soldiers
Hon Roselinda Soipan Tuya, Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Defence, officiates the ground breaking ceremony of the Moi Stadium on December 18, 2025 in Kisumu.
French soldiers who commit crimes in Kenya would neither face the death penalty nor be sentenced locally under a proposed defence deal between Kenya and France that is awaiting approval by the National Assembly.
The Defence Co-operation Agreement (DCA), tabled in Parliament by Defence Cabinet Secretary Roselinda Soipan Tuya, seeks to grant visiting French forces diplomatic-style privileges under a new cooperation framework. The National Assembly has invited public's input before the agreement can be ratified.
