₦airaland Forum

Covert1:
We knew that all along but the common point here is the Kenyans have lead operational control at least on the tactical level from the deployments we are seeing and that's because they can just like they did in the overall combat situation in Somalia doing the heavy lifting compared to the "fame-seeking" UPDF. The challenge still is strategic command of all deployed forces including the UN and above all the game changing weapons and equipment to do the job effectively within a logical time frame and create the necessary conditions for the peace and political process to even up. These game changing weapons are non-existent in all the armies of East Africa and the SADC.

There's not even minimum air-to-ground precision capability by any of these troop contributing countries and Rwanda for all the [misplaced political process you insinuated comes first which actually comes last after commanders in the field establish favorable conditions for negotiations] will continue to be a destabilizing force to preserve the Kagame dynasty, weaken the DRC and keep the insatiable ambitious Museveni clan in check.

I don't think commanders take their troops to war blindly

Covert1:
Regardless the dragging of feet showed commanders lacked the wherewithal and still do and advised Ruto accordingly. Everything about Eastern DRC smells trouble and the Kenyans still don't have the full CT/COIN air and land contingency forces and assets for complete clearance and decisive operations. That said I expect the Kenyan military to do a better job on the whole than the Southies.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTlDce6awqs

It's not a Kenyan affair it's more of an east African affair almost all east African nations are contributing troops.

1 Battalion Tactical Group (composite of several battalions) KDF.
2 Battalions UPDF.
1 Battalion SSDF
2 Battalion FDNB
RDF along their common border.
Furthermore the success of this mission isn't dependent on who drops more bombs but the outcome of the political process between the warring parties.
Operations like this are multidimensional .

Information warfare 101

Covert1:
Who will save the Congo! Even the Kenyans I thought would bring some sense of sanity there are now withdrawing. Did President Ruto develop cold feet so quick after taking over.

The Nigerians are the only ones now with the the kind of capability to deal with the problem but won't touch it with a long spoon since its adventure their in the 60's and for very many reasons not least because Rwanda is our client state. Everyone knows Kigali is playing the long game of keeping it's big but weak neighbor next door perpetually tied down so as not to become an existential threat to the Kagame and Tutsi dynasty and also geopolitically irrelevant to the benefit of a relevant Rwanda. Abuja could actually turn the situation around without so much the force of arms but diplomacy.

If you look closely at the writer you will realize it was a disinformation /psyops campaign.
He/she also runs and is a regular contributor at intelligence briefs website.

NTSA:
Kdf pre-deployment training

Somalia battle group 11

Kdf pre-deployment training

Manda bay kenya

Stargate254:
@NTSA I still dont get why the airforce was given the cobras instead of the army's 50th calvary, 6 is such a small number to be inducted into the airforce, they would be much more useful to army if they had operational control, If the army had them, they would be in Somali right now

I just hope there will be more hardware acquisition in this new regime.

More Kenyan military boots to the Democratic Republic of Congo. This time the Kenya army corps of signals .

Kenya Defense Forces (KDF)-QRF arrive at Komanda in Ituri, DR-Congo for Counter Terrorism operations against the Islamic States Terrorist Organization branch in Central Africa ISCAP.

little bird

kdf

Commander kenya Army Special Operations Brigade and Lieutenant Colonel Kennedy Rubithia on 13th October 2022 went on an approximately 114 Km cycling expedition in honour of KDF fallen heroes and heroines ahead of KDF Day 2022.

Nairobi

KDF GENERALS
4� General
Gen Kibochi- Chief of Defence forces

3� Generals
Lt. Gen Ogolla- VCDF
Lt.Gen Badi- Former N.M.S director
L.t Gen Njiru - Kenya army commander

2�Generals
Maj Gen Omenda- Airforce commander
Maj Gen Mutai- Navy commander
Maj Gen Fatuma Ahmed

Lurker4Long:
kikuyu1, ntsa and the other Kenyans: What's the latest on Jane Mugo?
And is the private investigations world in Nairobi still the unregulated wild west?

Was tidying up my documentaries folder and came across this again.

That woman is a con and a criminal.

NTSA:
Though he is a commisioned officer ,i highly doubt his qualifications.

Muhoozi ought to have been court-martialed longtime ago if UPDF was a serious army .I think his demotion will be the first time his is bearing consequences of his own actions ,previously no case has been brought to the UPDF court martial's attention about Muhoozi's behavior as a serving officer.

kikuyu1:
NOTHING new! He's got jokes like his dad. Just before the Somalia op kicked off he ishyttalked the KDF.


https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/wikileaks-museveni-discredits-kenya-army-1499718



Like most bullies he overestimates himself while looking down on others. Fyi, he assumes his guerilla warfare tactics used against demoralized undertrained Rwandese, Burundian, Congolese and ex Ugandan army will work against professional militaries.
Btw, his dusty NRA rebels got a monumental arse kicking when they briefly attacked Malaba border town in '87.
As part of the Tutsi plan M7 has ALWAYS wanted a director sea route. His delirious overconfidence led him to try destabilize the Moi gov by sponsoring confused uni kids and he actually attempted military action at Malaba border town late 87.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenyan-Ugandan_border_conflict

That wasn't a KA unit but a police GSU coy that engaged the invaders. It seems Muhoozi has learned the wrong things from his dad's strategic vision- no surprise there!
Which other 5th world country dictator bought 7 Sues and has now grounded them for lack of funds?

Though he is a commisioned officer ,i highly doubt his qualifications.

In other news Ugandan of Commander land forces Lt. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba says it would take him just two weeks to capture Nairobi

NTSA:
What kind of vehicle is that on the first pic?

From a security stand point something is off considering the highrise buildings in the background.Maybe Terrror threats on this side has made our ceremonial landlovers have bullet proof glass.

[quote author=kabe1 post=117196281][/quote]What kind of vehicle is that on the first pic?

When was the last time Russia lost its own territory?

KDF M107 .50-caliber long range antimaterial / sniper rifle

kikuyu1:
Actually those were Donetsk militia units who withdrew not Russian army guys. Yes, the J/Ukes have recaptured 3 k km2 around Kharkov. I've looked though and haven't found evidence of a comprehensive Russian defeat.
Pix of POWs and KIA are absent- pls correct me if I'm wrong but even the pro Zelensky sites had NOTHING on this.
Looking deeper I wonder if the Russian brass didn't simply order a withdrawal based on their lack of casualties. Was it a feint to draw in the enemy and flank
and ultimately encircle them in what they call a fire/sack/trap?
Question is can Zelensky's boys, lightly armed as they are hold on to the area? Their logs bases are still at least 40 k out making support difficult. Also autumn is coming soon followed by winter. In a month temps will fall to 0 Celsius and by mid Nov the average is minus 5-10 til early Feb. Again, what will the J/Uke forces do if Russians simply rely on their arty/UAV and air superiority to surround them and wait them out?
Imo, the situation will resolve itself one way or the other by early October.

This war will continue for years... the question we should ask ourselves is what will be the endgame for russia geo-politically?

CrateofBeer:
It's Kenya bro , you shouldn't expect something serious

You must be a visitor in jerusalem.

Tinfoil:
Embarrassing, look at all those big stomachs. I don't see why these generals should let themselves go this bad. They look fat and dumb. UNFIT for service

Unfit for which service/ role in specific ?

Tinfoil:
One thing I don't like about Kenya is how they waste a lot of their land and resources by having large wildlife preserves. If you look at Europe you will barely see any native wildlife. It went extinct centuries ago. They say they earn a lot from tourism but that money is made by the international companies that own the resorts and very little trickles down the ordinary citizens.

The wildlife preserves are have a lot of minerals like iron and coal which can make jobs for millions of people and turn the country into the next china

Environmental NGOs lie to the country that they are doing well but the people in these groups are rich, get millions in donations and their children and in Europe. They care more about animals than the Kenyan people

How is this related to title of the thread ?....

Kenya Defence Forces on Friday held a pull-out parade for President Uhuru Kenyatta.This is a ceremonial event where serving military generals pull the outgoing C in C "out of power"

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Kenya Quick Reaction Force 1 (KENQRF1) Contingent successfully handed over to KENQRF2 after a 1 yr tour of duty in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

kdf wining hearts and minds strategy

U.S.SpecialOperationsForces conduct weapons familiarization training with members of the Kenyan Army during a Joint Combined Exchange Training.