UHURU rejects
DONALD TRUMP’s US
military drone
proposal – See what he
told journalists in
France
President Uhuru
Kenyatta denied reports of the US military
seeking permission to conduct drone airstrikes
in Kenya.
Speaking during an interview with France24 ,
Uhuru, who is in France for a state visit,
insisted that even if the deal from the US
military came forward, he would not hesitate
to reject the proposal.
“There is no such situation, the authorization
which has happened in the past of drone
strikes on terrorist bases has been in Somalia
but we are not at the level of having terrorist
incursions.”
“The US has not even requested for authority
to launch drone strikes within the Kenyan
territory,” said Uhuru in an interview
with France24 .
Kenyatta added that the threat to the country
had sharply diminished although Somalia’s
Islamist group, Al-Shabaab, remained the
main danger.
,The President also noted that the country is
yet to experience a major terrorist attack
since the DusitD2 complex attack that
occurred from 15th to 16th January 2019 in
Westlands, Nairobi.
However, he admitted that the country was
suffering from regular border attacks from Al-
Shabaab terrorists but maintained that the
country had a good diplomatic relationship
with Somalia.
The drone proposal from the US came after an
attack back in January 2020 on the airfield at
Manda Bay that killed three Americans and
caused damage worth billions of shillings.
When the US commanders immediately
launched a retaliatory attack in the Manda
Bay incident, they did not strike back as the
militants eluded them after retreating to
Somali territory.
The officials recognized that they lacked
guidelines to conduct drone strikes in Kenya
should another attack be launched.
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