US agency approves aircraft purchase

One of the two Bell Huey II helicopters delivered in July to the Kenya Air Forces. PHOTO | COURTESY

A controversial Sh43 billion ($418 million) combat aircraft order by the Kenyan military is clean, a US State agency has declared.

The purchase, among the single-biggest weapons deal in the country’s history, was found to be in compliance with US laws governing the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programme after a five-month review by the Government Accountability Office.

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