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DoD on spot over purchase of alleged faulty carriers worth Sh8b

Kenya Defence Forces armoured personnel carriers leave the ill fated Westgate Mall in Westlands Nairobi where Alshabab militants blasted their way into the mall and killed dozens of shoppers. PHOTO:MOSES OMUSULA

Even as Kenya grapples with runaway insecurity following attacks by suspected Al Shabaab militants, the Department of Defense (DoD) is on the spot over the purchase of faulty Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) worth more than Sh8 billion.

There are also questions over more than Sh800 million used on salaries, advance payments and imprests.

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