IDF Spokesperson March 24th, 2010
Commander of the Kenyan Military Visits Israel
The Chief of Israel's General Staff, Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi, met earlier this
evening with the Commander of the Kenyan Military , General Jeremiah
Mutinda.
General Mutinda arrived in Israel on Sunday for a week-long work visit, as
the guest of the Ministry of Defense, in order to strengthen the military
cooperation between the two nations and examine a possible cooperation with
the Israeli Defense Industries. This is the first visit by a Commander of
The Kenyan Military in the IDF in over a decade.
During his visit, the General will attend security and strategy brieifings
from military officials, tour the Israeli Defense Industries and visit a
naval base and the Yad Vashem Museum.
The IDF and the Kenyan Military cooperate on different security matters.
