Defence
Principal Secretary Amb. Kibera, EAC Deputy Secretary General Mr.
Charles Njoroge, Vice Chief of Defence Forces Lt. Gen. Joseph Kasons at
the official closing ceremony
Kenya's
Defence Cabinet Decretary Amb. Raychelle Omamo hsnds over the EAC Flag
to the Exercise Director to symbolize official opening of the Military
Command Post Exercise
A
two-weeks regional Military Command Post Training Exercise codenamed
Ushirikiano Imara 2015 concluded today at Kenya’s Humanitarian Peace
Support School, in Embakasi, Nairobi.
More
than 250 members of the armed forces, police and civilian components
from the EAC Partner States took part in the joint command post exercise
meant to practice participants in the planning and conduct of peace
support operations, counter terrorism, counter piracy, media and
disaster management.
The
exercise was also meant to improve the capabilities to combat complex
security challenges and sought to harmonize the working relationships
and improve military interoperability between the EAC Partner States’
Armed Forces.
In
his address to the participants and invited guests at the closing
ceremony, Kenya’s Defence Principal Secretary, Amb. Peter Kaberia
commended the EAC Secretariat for organizing military activities within
the framework of the EAC Protocol on Cooperation in Defence Affairs,
among them the Command Post Exercises.
At
the same occasion, Lt. General Joseph Kasaon, the Vice Chief of the
Defence Forces noted that training was an important aspect in the
military and it was a major pre-occupation in peacetime.
Lt. Gen. Kasaon, who was representing the Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Samson Mwathethe, said “the exercise came at a time when the region and indeed the continent was facing diverse challenges both military and ideological emanating from the changing nature of our society”, adding that ‘”the Northern part of Africa and the Horn are struggling with violet extremism that threatens to spread southwards and therefore we in the EAC are the buffer for the rest of Africa and must therefore stand together to ensure that peace and security prevails”.
Lt. Gen. Kasaon, who was representing the Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Samson Mwathethe, said “the exercise came at a time when the region and indeed the continent was facing diverse challenges both military and ideological emanating from the changing nature of our society”, adding that ‘”the Northern part of Africa and the Horn are struggling with violet extremism that threatens to spread southwards and therefore we in the EAC are the buffer for the rest of Africa and must therefore stand together to ensure that peace and security prevails”.
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