A Kenyan based counter-terrorism facility will be expanded into a regional centre.
The expansion of the UK-funded counter improvised explosive device (C-IED) training facility at the Humanitarian Peace Support School (HPSS) in Nairobi is part of a new UK-Kenya security agreement which is allowing both countries to keep pace with the changing nature of threats and to renew cooperation on counter-terrorism, child protection, and regional security.
SPECIAL TRAINING
The announcement was made after a visit by UK Prime Minister Theresa on Thursday.
By November 2020, the wing is expected to have developed into a fully-functioning, independent centre of excellence where East African instructors will provide specialised IED disposal training.
The Prime Minister also announced over Sh917 million of new UK funding to support African Union Mission to Somalia (Amisom), a peace keeping mission operated by the AU in Somalia with approval by the UN, as she called on international donors to contribute more to the peacekeeping mission.
