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Stargate254:
Back in January I posted about this Kenyan made clone/look-a-like/tweaked version of m16 and m4 carbine assault rifles......


And Today .............


President Uhuru Kenyatta presides over the official opening of the Small Arms Factory in Ruiru, Kiambu County. The President said through the local production of weaponry, Kenya seeks to enhance self-reliance, domestic innovation, and strengthening of local manufacturing capabilities, while offering decent jobs for her youth. He said the arms factory which is part of the National Security Industries Network is in line with the Manufacturing Pillar of the Big Four Agenda, as well as the Kenya Vision 2030. The new factory was developed at a cost of Kshs 4 billion and has an annual single-shift manufacturing capacity of 12,000 assault rifles with 60% of components being locally manufactured.

Salatavor:
Nigeria always comparing their trash with international standard... You fabricated a noisy contraption in the name of MRAP and all of a sudden you want to measure shoulder with the well established south African defense industry that has been building MRAPs since the days of the Bush war. You did movie how good was the movie? Does it appeal to emotions, does it shed a good light on the armed forces or was it just a nonsense effort at creativity.

Karis1:
2019 Special Forces Operators Competition ( Army & Police) KENYA
https://twitter.com/africaken1/status/1368461707593592835?s=19[/quote]Looks like the same Media Company that was given access to cover the SOF competition is also producing its own Movie



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhAHKgorP78


Nigeria you started it, Now it seems Kenya is also doing it too ... i.e. Producing a combat movie for the love of the military, inspired by local and current events, and whereby the production company is given real access to the military to help them produce a realistic movie.

Stargate254:
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"Covid-19 has taught us that international supply chains are vulnerable to disruption. We add another arrow to our security quiver. This sets stage for the progressive domestic manufacture of security equipment used by our nation,"

"Over the next year, we intend to diversify to include 9 mm pistols and 7.62 assault riffles,"

"By venturing into this, we seek self reliance and strengthening of local capabilities and offering decent jobs for our youths,"

"The journey will not be an easy one. It needs investment of money, training and building equipment,"

jteku:
I just watched the video, it looks edited, yes the plane went down but it kind of look doctored, especially the explosion.

https://www.facebook.com/513141502358014/posts/1455731748098980/

A Swedish researcher, Hugo Kaaman, has exposed their lie in this 50 second video:

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Kaaman said “Boko Haram took a 2012 video showing a SyAAF helicopter exploding mid-air over Idlib and superimposed it.

kabe1:
Top Italian defence company Leonardo has won a €1.2bn order for 24 M-346 FA light attack aircraft for the Nigeran Air Force. Nigerian security company SecPro Africa will provide the ammunition for the new aircraft.

https://www.africaintelligence.com/central-and-west-africa_business/2021/03/23/nigerian-air-force-to-pay-more-than-e1bn-for-24-leonardo-fighter-aircraft,109652327-eve

SamuelOamen:
By Alao Abiodun


https://thenationonlineng.net/magufuli-nkurunziza-yaradua-15-other-african-presidents-who-died-in-office/

Tinfoil:
This is very naive thinking. Wishing that the turks can
Be placated by a very small arms deals is close to stupid. They are planning deals in the billions. Check this video. They are planning to have their oil company be global and the oil reserves in the disputed area are part of their plan. Kenya has lost that territory and might loose more if they don't start thinking smart about geopolitics



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

Tinfoil:
Being dependant on Turkey in anyway will end up hurting Kenya in the long run. They are agitating Somali to be more assertive and probably will be looking at the oil in the disputed border area. They have also shown that they do not value any diplomatic relationship from their dealings with us and russia

Lurker4Long:
Fvck I hope not! Kenya as a potential regional power - rivalling Ethiopia - should not be genuflecting to Turkey. You don't need me to point out the geo-strategic implications of such subservience.

Lurker4Long:
East Africa is proving to be a boon for Katmerciler. First Uganda and now Kenya.
I feel bad for the guys at OTT: their proposal won the technical evaluation, but lost on the financing of the deal. Between the SA government and the private banks, they really need to wake up and realise structuring finance deals for the defence industry is an imperative.

“We are pleased that our officers will live with their families in more decent houses which are near their places of work. This shall further boost their morale to work due to the good environment they will be living in,” he added.
He noted that although the houses could not be enough for all officers who applied to be allocated the houses, they are confident to get at least 62,000 units when the entire project of 621,523 units is complete.
The houses range from one bed-roomed to three bed-roomed houses costing between one million and four million respectively.
Boniface Ngochi, the Deputy Director State Department of Housing and Planning said the government provided the 7.9 acres parcel of land where 1,370 units were constructed at Park Road.
Mr Ngochi said the payment period is estimated to be at most 20 years or until one retires from civil service, whichever comes first.
“It is the government’s plan to ensure all public lands are put into better use like construction of such affordable houses. The prices are far below the prices one incurs if he buys through a private company.” He added.
Sergeant (Sgt) Lucy Wanja who is one of the beneficiaries could not hide her joy after she was shortlisted for a three bed-roomed house for Sh3.5 million.

bidexiii:
We need a company like this in Nigeria to produce good riffles like these !

In a historic fete, Kenyan troops will, for the first time, be armed with weapons and[b] weapon systems manufactured locally following the success of a secretive manufacturing and innovation enterprise,[/b] the Saturday Nation can reveal.

The arsenal modified and manufactured in Kenya is part of the weaponry that the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) 10th Battle Group (10BG), which started moving into Somalia early this month, is using.

The 10th KDF Battle Group will see KDF prepare for the anticipated withdrawal of troops under the Somali Transition Plan aimed at the gradual transition of security responsibilities to Somalia's security institutions.

The weapons and security systems were modified and manufactured by Kenyans in their 20s, in what has been one of the country's best kept secrets. Kept away from the public, the young innovators have been working on the confidential project for two years under what is dubbed as the National Security Industrialisation Projects, we can reveal.

"Some of Kenya's best kept secret and Kenya's best kept assets is sitting in this room right here," President Uhuru Kenyatta said on October 17, when he led ministers to the KWS Law Enforcement Academy in Manyani for a Cabinet meeting.

State House announced that the President was in Manyani to "receive progress reports of several national security sector technology projects and preside over an innovation exhibition by young Kenyan techies."

But, from our inquiries, the event was more than that. It was the first time that the President was making public the existence of the young techies recruited with the help of the National Intelligence Service (NIS) from universities.

Senior government, intelligence and military officials have told the Saturday Nation that the group is "Uhuru's secret weapon against terror" and part of his effort to boost national security.

"They were recruited from university with recommendations of lecturers,"said Government Spokesperson Col (Rtd) Cyrus Oguna. "While some of them are fresh graduates, a number got into the project straight from lecture halls. None of them is above 30 years old."

Our inquiries have revealed that the NIS helped in picking of the group described as "some of the best brains" from universities.

Intelligence officials confirmed the assistance of NIS in the recruitment of the young innovators.

"They come from every sector of our great republic," the President said about the youth numbering about 700 in his speech at Manyani.

To keep it strictly confidential, the Head of State is said to have allowed the use of a confidential fund from the Office of the President to maintain the young techies with sources saying that the Head of State made the decision to do so to avoid politicising their funding.

And as it seems, the government is not keen to reveal the source of the funding of the innovation programme.

State House Spokesperson Kanze Dena told the Saturday Nation that she could not confirm if the funding came from the Office of the President while the Ministry of ICT and Youth Affairs PS Jerome Ochieng said that the Government Spokesperson was better placed to respond to queries about the project.

"Other than what was exhibited in Manyani, I am not at a position to provide more details on what we, the young innovators, have been able to modify and manufacture due to the sensitive and confidential nature of their work," Col (Rtd) Oguna said.

The President's efforts seem to have paid off, as some of their innovations have already been put to use in surveillance missions and complex security operations by KDF's Special Forces in neutralising targets.

Some of the targets were taken down deep inside enemy territory in Somalia.

Together with experts from the military, the young techies have also devised innovative technology to deal with the troubling improvised explosive devices, which are commonly used by al-Shabaab militants.

As part of the National Security Industrialisation Projects, the young techies have come up with a raft of surveillance equipment, weapons system controls, guns and ammunition and drones.

Notable among them is the CMZ-4 Assault rifle. The gun has an internal diameter of the gun barrel is 5.56×45mm and complies with NATO standards. The gun has a muzzle velocity of 875 m/s and a trigger force of 15-30 N. It can hold up to 30 rounds which are loaded using a gas or direct impingement principle.

Fidha254:
Yesterday I posted an article about a Kenyan manufactured clone/look-a-like/tweaked version of m16 and m4 carbine assault rifles from my other account @Stargate254 and that post dissapered and I didn't have the strength to retype my comment. Anyone know what causes nairaland servers/web hosting servicees to behave like this?