By KEVIN J. KELLEYMore by this AuthorThree Republican members of the US House of Representatives are pushing back against suggestions by a few of their colleagues that Kenya’s pending Sh43 billion weapons deal should be reconsidered. Mr Githongo was joined at Wednesday's press session by Republican Congressman Ted Budd, an organiser of opposition to the deal. SALEThe three congressmen — Bill Flores, Jodey Arrington and John Ratcliffe — who on Tuesday expressed support for the Sh43 billion deal did so in a joint letter to Vice Admiral Joseph Rixey, director of the US Defence Security Cooperation Agency. The three congressmen noted that the US House committee that reviewed the deal did not take action on a resolution of disapproval that Mr Budd had introduced. In their letter to Vice Adm Rixey, the three Texas congressmen urged his agency "to continue to follow appropriate processes and procedures with respect to this pending [arms sale to Kenya]."

Source: Daily Nation March 10, 2017 05:29 UTC