Refunds for Kenya troops in Somalia up 93pc to $48m

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Kenya Defence Forces soldiers serving under the African Union Mission in Somalia guard Kismayu Sea Port on October 6,2021. PHOPTO | MARY WAMBUI | NMG

Kenya received Ksh6.98 billion ($48.04 million) in reimbursement for its troops fighting Al Shabaab militia in Somalia in the financial year that ended June, which translates to a 93 percent jump ahead of full withdrawal from the peacekeeping mission in under two years.

The refunds from the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (Atmis), formerly the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom), grew from Ksh3.6 billion ($24.8 million) in the previous year.