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KDF troops in DRC to cost taxpayer Sh4.5bn in six months
Kenya's President William Ruto (left) on November 2, 2022 inspects some of vehicles to be used by Kenya Defence Forces soldiers deploying to the DRC as part of the East Africa Community Regional Force. PHOTO | TONY KARUMBA | AFP
Kenya will spend Sh4.45 billion to keep its troops in the mineral-rich Democratic Republic of Congo in the next six months, Parliament heard Wednesday.
This follows last week’s decision by President William Ruto to deploy 903 soldiers from the Kenya Defence Force (KDF) to join a regional peacekeeping mission, known as the East African Community Regional Force to the Democratic Republic of Congo (EACRF-DRC).
