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KDF gets Sh6bn Israel loan for air defence amid Iran war
The Spyder, an Israeli mobile air defence system, similar to the one Kenya has secured a loan to acquire, as part of the country's military modernization programme.
Kenya has secured a Sh6.1 billion Israeli-backed loan to acquire a high-tech missile defence system, strengthening its ability to counter aerial threats amid rising regional insecurity and concerns that the Israel–US war against Iran could spill over into the Horn of Africa.
The funding for the financial year starting July 2026 marks a 79.4 percent increase from the Sh3.4 billion the Ministry of Defence is expected to receive from Tel Aviv in the current financial year ending June, according to a Treasury budget report.
