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2,000 East African soldiers attend counter-terrorism training in Kwale

Defence Cabinet Secretary Raychelle Omamo officially launched the Field Training Exercise dubbed Ushirikiano Imara 2016 that will dwell mostly in combating terrorism and piracy.PHOTO: COURTESY

A contingent of 2,000 soldiers from five East African countries have kicked-off a ten-day drilling exercise in Kwale County.

Yesterday Defence Cabinet Secretary Raychelle Omamo officially launched the Field Training Exercise dubbed Ushirikiano Imara 2016 that will dwell mostly in combating terrorism and piracy.

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