Kenya takes arms war to EA with Sh17.5bn budget

Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers in Somalia. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Nairobi will spend Sh17.5 billion on weapons acquisition for the year to June 2019 in a regional arms race that saw Uganda overtake Kenya in arsenal spending last year.

The allocation will be on top of the Sh7.4 billion that Parliament approved last week as additional expenditure for arms purchase via a mini-budget.

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