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Kenya turns to United Nations for funds after Europe cuts Amisom budget

Cabinet secretary for defense Raychelle Omamo urges United Nations to add more funds to Amisom soldiers in Somalia to fight terrorism on 23/3/2016 during the meeting of High Commissioners/Ambassadors to Kenya at the International Peace Support Training Centre (IPSTC) Karen. [PHOTO BY EDWARD KIPLIMO].

The Government has asked the United Nations to fund Amisom troops.

Defence Cabinet Secretary Raychelle Omamo said Amisom troops urgently require funding because the European Union (EU), which was one of the main financiers, has reduced its funding.

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