Kenya
Organization
We have not as yet identified either of the two
division HQs that many sources say have been raised. Instead,
there is an Eastern and a Western Command. 2-3 battalions are on
international peacekeeping operations in Ethiopia, Burundi, and
Sudan.
Army Level Troops
1 Infantry Battalion
[2]
75th? Airborne Battalion
50th Air Cavalry Battalion - Moi Air Base
1Air Defense Battalion
1 Medical Battalion
The US
helped equip/train an infantry battalion for CI in 2007. We do
not know if it was a new or an existing battalion.
[1] Kenya may have
up to 100 T-72, but it is unclear how many have been
transferred to South Sudan.
[2] This battalion may
belong the Nayuki Brigade and have been TDY at time of
sighting.
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