Kenya lost 173 soldiers in terror attack on KDF base in Somalia, survivor says

Families of KDF soldiers killed in El Adde mark one year anniversary. (Photo: Gideon Kangogo/Standard)

A modest meal of rice, mashed potatoes, beans and beef was served for lunch yesterday at the low-key first memorial for the Kenyan soldiers killed when terrorists attacked a KDF base in El Adde, Somalia last year.

About 400 family members, including children and widows of the fallen heroes, congregated at Moi Barracks in Soy near Eldoret. Government officials were conspicuously absent from the barracks that suffered the heaviest casualties.