The Department of Defence is set to procure 118 Armored Personnel Carriers from Turkey. The move is aimed at ensuring maximum survivability of its troops as they tackle the al Shabaab militia in Somalia. KDF Spokesperson Col Zipporah Kioko told the Star DoD is finalising the deal with a Turkish firm to bring in the 118 high-performance APCs. The Star has established that it will cost the taxpayer an estimated Sh7.7 billion for the government to purchase the more than 118 APCs through the Export Credit Agency. The current APC fleet in the KDF consists of Puma M26-15, WMZ 551BSI, Mamba MK5, Bastion and CS/VP 14, all introduced into service between 2010 and 2019.

Source: The Star January 24, 2021 20:26 UTC