Kenya to spend Ksh 17.5 billion on military arms

[Tony254]

Kenya takes arms war to EA with Sh17.5bn budget
SUNDAY, MAY 6, 2018 22:00

KENYA DEFENCE FORCES (KDF) SOLDIERS IN SOMALIA. FILE PHOTO | NMG







Nairobi will spend Sh17.5 billion on weapons acquisition for the year to June 2019 in a regional arms race that saw Uganda overtake Kenya in arsenal spending last year.

The allocation will be on top of the Sh7.4 billion that Parliament approved last week as additional expenditure for arms purchase via a mini-budget.

Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) had gone slow on the acquisition of weapons as neighbouring Uganda made a strong comeback to lead in East Africa’s arms race.

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri) last month revealed that Kenya slashed its spending on military hardware by half to Sh1.3 billion ($13 million) in 2017 from Sh2.8 the previous year.

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Uganda, on the other hand, ended its lull last year with an arms stockpile worth Sh1.8 billion, a departure from 2016 when it made nil purchase. In 2017, Tanzania did not make any purchase.

READ: KDF gets Sh7.4bn for arms in regional weapons race

Tanzania’s non-action in the global arms market came amid austerity measures by President John Magufuli who is pushing for cuts in expenditure deemed non-essential.

“Nairobi’s arms orders last year included a second-hand naval gun, AK-630 30mm, from Montenegro “for modernisation of Jasiri OPV (offshore patrol vessel),” the Sipri report says.

Kenya’s heavy military spending is informed by the need to defend its territory against the Somalia-based Al-Shabaab militants that have in past targeted civilians and security in major towns as well as in border towns.

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[Tony254]

Tanzania spent nil on arms last year. Wajamaa endeleeni kulala 😀😀😀

 

[game over]

Yet alshabaab wanapiga misele hapo Nairobi, Mombasa hadi Kule Garisa, wanavinjali na kuteka na kuua wanaemtaka kadiri wanavyojiskia,
I was shocked when I saw KDF soldiers deploying tanks to the campus during garisa attack,

 

[game over]

Tanzania spent nil on arms last year. Wajamaa endeleeni kulala 😀😀😀

The only problem with KDF ni Njaa,
During westgate attack we saw kdf soldiers looting biscuits in mall.

 

[Mkikuyu- Akili timamu]

Buying heavy artillery to confront suicide bombers? 😀 typical slyqueen president 😀

 

[REDEEMER.]

Add more money for chocolates and biscuits you perfectly know kdf have been going crazy and wild for so long whenever they spot this stuff

They may even surrender and retreat to their enemies because of chocolates and biscuits and some yogurt maybe

 

[Tony254]

Add more money for chocolates and biscuits you perfectly know kdf have been going crazy and wild for so long whenever they spot this stuff

They may even surrender and retreat to their enemies because of chocolates and biscuits and some yogurt maybe

You guyz spent zero on defense last year . Halafu mnasema jeshi yenu ni kali. Wacheni mchezo.

 

[Ta-kibombo]

You guyz spent zero on defense last year . Halafu mnasema jeshi yenu ni kali. Wacheni mchezo.

Hujui unachoongea wewe,hapo ndipo napoisifu nchi yangu kwa usiri wa hali ya juu kwenye ulinzi wa taifa,hivi mwenye akili timamu utaamini kua tumespend nil uku kuna vitu tunaviona wenyewe!?

 

[Emc2]

Hizi ni akili za kimasikini kweli!! Unajisifu kwa spending? Watu wenye akili za kitajiri wanajisifu kwa kutengeneza revenue na siyo expenditure.
Hapo ndipo nakuja kuwaona wakenya hamnazo kabisa.

Jeshi la Tanzania lipo na wanajeshi wengi kuliko Kenya.
Jeshi la Tanzania land system ni more stable kuliko za kenya.
Pamoja na kufunga Radar nne nchini bado tunatumia chini ya kenya.
Huoni kuwa mnaibiwa? Nairobi yote ndani, Kampala, Kigali, Bujumbura

 

[Kafrican]

Hizi ni akili za kimasikini kweli!! Unajisifu kwa spending? Watu wenye akili za kitajiri wanajisifu kwa kutengeneza revenue na siyo expenditure.
Hapo ndipo nakuja kuwaona wakenya hamnazo kabisa.

Jeshi la Tanzania lipo na wanajeshi wengi kuliko Kenya.
Jeshi la Tanzania land system ni more stable kuliko za kenya.
Pamoja na kufunga Radar nne nchini bado tunatumia chini ya kenya.
Huoni kuwa mnaibiwa? Nairobi yote ndani, Kampala, Kigali, Bujumbura

Ni mwaka Jana tu ndo mlinunua radar yenu, kabla hapo radar yenu mlikua mnatumia ya Kenya Ambayo ilikua inaona Tz Nzima ...leo hii ndo unarusha mdomo?

 

[Emc2]

Ni mwaka Jana tu ndo mlinunua radar yenu, kabla hapo radar yenu mlikua mnatumia ya Kenya Ambayo ilikua inaona Tz Nzima ...leo hii ndo unarusha mdomo?

Acha kupiga mayowe wewe. Tunawatazama mpaka chupi zenu mkiwa mnavaa hapo Nairobi.
Morden Radar. Primary and Secondary upo dogo.

 

[Mkikuyu- Akili timamu]

Ni mwaka Jana tu ndo mlinunua radar yenu, kabla hapo radar yenu mlikua mnatumia ya Kenya Ambayo ilikua inaona Tz Nzima ...leo hii ndo unarusha mdomo?

Millitary Radar is very different from Commercial Radar, what was recently bought was commercial radar Learn somethings

 

[Emc2]

Millitary Radar is very different from Commercial Radar, what was recently bought was commercial radar Learn somethings

Jamaa hajui hilo. Ni wa kuhurumia tu.
Halafu anatakiwa kujua hizo radar ni both Primary and Secondary.

 

[baro]

Nyie wapuuzi kweli bila Tanzania hakuna amani east and central Africa

Tanzania ndio baba wa Secret agency, Baba wa military tactics in the field , n.k na mwisho TPDF ndio jeshi lenye nidamu Africa na uzalendo na wanaweza pigana Vita wakiwa na panga na maadui wana AK47 na wakashinda vita bila kupoteza askari hata mmoja

 

[Tony254]

Nyie wapuuzi kweli bila Tanzania hakuna amani east and central Africa

Tanzania ndio baba wa Secret agency, Baba wa military tactics in the field , n.k na mwisho TPDF ndio jeshi lenye nidamu Africa na uzalendo na wanaweza pigana Vita wakiwa na panga na maadui wana AK47 na wakashinda vita bila kupoteza askari hata mmoja

Hizo ndizo akili finyu mlizotumia wakati wa majimaji uprising. Etu kujimwagia maji kifuani kinakufanya uwe bulet proof. Wacheni ujinga, ndio maana Germans walitandika risasi sawasawa, lakini naona akili hiyo ya panga vs bunduki bado hazijawatoka.

 

[YoungD]

Nyie wapuuzi kweli bila Tanzania hakuna amani east and central Africa

Tanzania ndio baba wa Secret agency, Baba wa military tactics in the field , n.k na mwisho TPDF ndio jeshi lenye nidamu Africa na uzalendo na wanaweza pigana Vita wakiwa na panga na maadui wana AK47 na wakashinda vita bila kupoteza askari hata mmoja

naona tpdf hivi karibuni wataagiza nyambizi, pale jnia ni balaa aisee

 

[Mkikuyu- Akili timamu]

naona tpdf hivi karibuni wataagiza nyambizi, pale jnia ni balaa aisee
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You permanent ban is coming..watch this space 😀

 

[Kafrican]

Yet alshabaab wanapiga misele hapo Nairobi, Mombasa hadi Kule Garisa, wanavinjali na kuteka na kuua wanaemtaka kadiri wanavyojiskia,
I was shocked when I saw KDF soldiers deploying tanks to the campus during garisa attack,

Tanks iliitwa ili itumike Kama shield from sniper fire , ushamba ndo unawasumbua nyinyi... Ilikua soldiers wanalazimika kukimbia Kwa open space ndo wafikie hilo jengo lililokua na alshabaab, lakini alshabaab walikua Kwa rooftop wanashoot yoyote atakae jaribu kusongelea hill jumba, that's why uliona Ile tank moja ikikimbia mbio ikielekea huko, wanajeshi walitumia hio tank kusongelea karibu ya hill jumba Kwa kujificha nyuma yake

Using a shield has been a military tacktic tangu enzi za WW2!!!

Siku hizi Kuna vifaa vipya hutumika na special forces au police kote duniani, lakini Kama regular forces hawana, a tank or armoured vehicle can act as a shield

 

[Kafrican]

naona tpdf hivi karibuni wataagiza nyambizi, pale jnia ni balaa aisee
View attachment 768835

Ahahahah someone shoot me! Ahahahaha

 

[pingli-nywee]

Ulitegemea nini? Tupo kwenye vita na magaidi wenzetu wapo kwenye shughuli ya kuvunja matofali.