In Summary
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The troops were deployed to fight M23 rebels in the DRC in a joint regional operation.
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Former CDF General Robert Kibochi saw off the team at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
Chief of Defence Forces Francis Ogolla receives KDF troop from the Democratic Republic of Congo when they arrived at the Embakasi Garrison in Nairobi on December 21, 2023.
Chief of Defence Forces Francis Ogolla receives KDF troop from the Democratic Republic of Congo when they arrived at the Embakasi Garrison in Nairobi on December 21, 2023.
KDF troop from the Democratic Republic of Congo arrive at the Embakasi Garrison in Nairobi on December 21, 2023.
KDF troop from the Democratic Republic of Congo arrive at the Embakasi Garrison in Nairobi on December 21, 2023.
KDF troop from the Democratic Republic of Congo arrive at the Embakasi Garrison in Nairobi on December 21, 2023.
KDF troop from the Democratic Republic of Congo after they arrived at the Embakasi Garrison in Nairobi on December 21, 2023.
KDF troop from the Democratic Republic of Congo pray after they arrived at the Embakasi Garrison in Nairobi on December 21, 2023.
Chief of Defence Forces Francis Ogolla hands over a Kenyan flag to KDF troop from the Democratic Republic of Congo when they arrived at the Embakasi Garrison in Nairobi on December 21, 2023.
KDF troop from the Democratic Republic of Congo bow for prayers after they arrived at the Embakasi Garrison in Nairobi on December 21, 2023.
KDF troop from the Democratic Republic of Congo after they arrived at the Embakasi Garrison in Nairobi on December 21, 2023.
Chief of Defence Forces Francis Ogolla when he went to receive KDF troop from the Democratic Republic of Congo after they arrived at the Embakasi Garrison in Nairobi on December 21, 2023.
Chief of Defence Forces Francis Ogolla addresses KDF troop from the Democratic Republic of Congo after they arrived at the Embakasi Garrison in Nairobi on December 21, 2023.
Chief of Defence Forces Francis Ogolla hands over a Kenyan flag to KDF troop from the Democratic Republic of Congo when they arrived at the Embakasi Garrison in Nairobi on December 21, 2023.
Chief of Defence Forces Francis Ogolla addresses KDF troop from the Democratic Republic of Congo after they arrived at the Embakasi Garrison in Nairobi on December 21, 2023.
KDF troop from the Democratic Republic of Congo after they arrived at the Embakasi Garrison in Nairobi on December 21, 2023.
KDF troop from the Democratic Republic of Congo after they arrived at the Embakasi Garrison in Nairobi on December 21, 2023.