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Kenya buys military choppers from US to boost security

The Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces General Samson Mwathethe receives a model of the MD530F helicopters from the representative of the United States government Major General Michael Turello during the commissioning ceremony at Embakasi. [Courtesy]

Kenya has purchased six MD 530F helicopters from the US to boost regional security and heighten fight against terrorism.

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