– Kenya’s first terrorism response team has been formed– The team comprises of 300 men from various security organs including the Kenya Defense Forces Special Forces and the General Service Unit’s Recce unit– The team will train together and be based in Ongata Rongai barracksThe Jubilee government has set up Kenya’s first Rapid Response Unit at Ongata Rongai barracks in the event of a terrorist attack on the country. READ ALSO: US responds to secret plans of closing Kenya airspaceThe country’s security response was exposed to be weak during the Garissa University College al-Shabaab massacre. It also took various security agencies about six hours to arrive at the scene despite some suggesting that the KDF was already on the ground within an hour of the shootings beginning. The idea is to have a joint managements of a multi-agency central command structure that would coordinate national response. According to the Star, the new unit comprises of 300 men and the officers will now respond to attacks in a more coordinated manner.

Source: The Star June 11, 2016 16:30 UTC