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Stuck with tanks we don’t need

With Somali pirates releasing the MV Faina on Thursday, the Kenyan military is effectively stuck with 33 Russian made tanks rumoured to have been ordered by the government of Southern Sudan.

With the international spotlight shining rather too brightly on Kenyan authorities, it is unlikely that the shipment of T-72 tanks will proceed to Sudan.

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