President William Ruto inspects a guard of honor during the Cadet Commissioning Parade at the Kenya Military Academy in Lanet, Nakuru County. 16/4/2025. [PHOTO EDWARD ALUSA/PCS.] The growing threat of armed groups in East Africa, including Al-Shabaab, acquiring drones and autonomous weapons powered by artificial intelligence, is today expected to put Treasury under scrutiny as observers await measures to modernise the country’s security infrastructure. Ukraine’s recent drone attack on Russia highlighted the potency of weaponised Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), both on and off the battlefield. In Africa, experts have warned of a rapidly expanding use of UAS by nine armed…
Author: By Vincent Achuka
National Intelligence Service (NIS) Director General Noordin Haji before the National Assembly’s Committee on Defence , Intelligence and Foreign Relationship on May 12, 2025. [Elvis Ogina, Standard] The stunning revelation this week by the Director of the National Intelligence Service (NIS), Noordin Haji, about the overwhelming threats Kenya faces from the territories of its immediate neighbours has exposed the regional dynamics and worsening insecurity in the East African region. While East Africa’s richest nation has largely succeeded in containing al Shabaab and shielding its cities from attacks, it continues to struggle with militias like the Karamoja bandits and Ethiopia’s Oromo Liberation Front, who have taken lands within its borders.…