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Germany pumps in Sh300m for anti-explosives training centre

 

The wreck of a military tank that ran into an IED in Baure area of Lamu on May 31, 2017 [Courtesy]

The Kenya Defence Forces has received Sh300 million from Germany for the construction of a modern centre, which is expected to thwart the threat posed by Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs).  This was revealed during the laying of the centre’s cornerstone at the Humanitarian Peace Support School (HPSS) Campus in Embakasi, where the complex is expected to be completed in the next 11 months.

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