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56 KDF soldiers killed in Somalia honoured at fete

Ministry of defence Cabinet Secretary Ambassador Raychelle Omamo flanked by senior military officers tries out a gun at Exhibition stands of Defence forces at the Kenya Navy base Mtongwe in Mombasa County on Friday,014th October,2016. This was during the Kenya Defence Forces Day celebrations .PHOTO BY MAARUFU MOHAMED/STANDARD.

Fifty six soldiers killed in Somalia in the recent past were yesterday feted at an elaborate ceremony in Mombasa’s Kenya Navy base.

The fete attended by top officials in the military and presided over by Defense Cabinet Secretary Raychelle Omamo also marked five years since Operation Linda Nchi was launched.

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