By KEVIN J. KELLEYMore by this AuthorNew YorkMilitary analysts are raising questions about the potential strategic impact of two weapons systems Kenya has been cleared to purchase in the US for use against Al-Shabaab in Somalia. “Although Kenya has acknowledged a lack of airstrike capacity, we do not know what the immediate impact of these planes will be,” said Dr Nan Tian, an arms researcher with the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri). Dr Tian said the effectiveness of the weapons systems in combat conditions in Somalia also remained unclear. “These weapons systems are slow-moving and only lightly (if any) armoured. Kenya could ultimately spend less and acquire fewer helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft and related weapons.

Source: Daily Nation May 07, 2017 07:07 UTC