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MPs want Kenya out of Malindi space centre deal with Italy

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Defence Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale when he appeared before National Assembly Defense, Intelligence, and Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday, August 2, 2023, in Nairobi. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

MPs want the government to pull out of the "one-sided" bilateral agreement with Italy that led to the establishment of a space centre in Malindi, Kilifi County.

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