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Military fanfare marks 59th Jamhuri Day fete

Clergy during the consecration and trooping of colour ceremony for the 23 Mechanized Infantry Battalion during Jamhuri Day Celebrations, on Monday, December 12, 2022. [Samson Wire. Standard].

The 59th Jamhuri Day celebrations began with the consecration, presentation, and trooping of the colours by the Kenya Defence Forces' 23rd Mechanised Infantry Battalion (MIB).

General Robert Kibochi, Chief of Defence Forces, invited Anglican Archbishop Jackson ole Sapit, Meru Catholic Bishop Salesius Mugambi, and Deputy Chief Kadhi Sheikh Sukyan Hassan Omar to bless the flags.

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