3rd Joint Defence Cooperation Committee Meeting held between India and Kenya

4 Sep 2024

India hosted the third edition of the Joint Defence Cooperation Committee (JDCC) meeting with Kenya in New Delhi on September 3, 2024.

Republic of Kenya

  • Name: The Republic of Kenya is named after Mount Kenya.
  • Location: It is a coastal country in East Africa 
  • Official Languages: Swahili; English
  • Population: Kenya is the 28th-most-populous country in the world and 7th most populous in Africa.
  • Capital city:  Nairobi 
  • Major port city of Mombasa is the oldest and second-largest city situated on Mombasa Island in the Indian Ocean.
  • Neighbors: . Kenya is bordered by South Sudan to the northwest, Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the east, Uganda to the west, Tanzania to the south, and the Indian Ocean to the southeast.

Bilateral Defense Cooperation Between India and Kenya

  • Memorandum of Understanding: India and Kenya signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Defence Cooperation in July 2016,  providing a legal framework to cooperate in various areas of defense.
  • Joint Defence Cooperation Committee: It discusses the defense cooperation issues between the countries holistically.
  • Joint Defence Cooperation CommitteeAid: India gifted 30 Field Ambulances to the Kenya Defence Forces to support its role in combat duties. 
  • Maritime Cooperation: In 2023, both countries issued a ‘Joint Vision Statement on Maritime Cooperation in the Indian Ocean Region – “BAHARI”
    • India has also carried out joint hydrographic surveys along with Kenyan officials in Kenyan waters in 2013 and 2014
  • Training: Training courses are offered to Kenya Defence Forces personnel each year in several military institutions and Indian officers also visit the kenyan institutes on deputation.
  • Areas of Cooperation: Both countries are increasing their cooperation across sectors such as the defence production, intelligence sharing, counterterrorism, cyber security, anti-money laundering, small arms and light weapons, drugs, and human trafficking.
  • Military exchanges: Delegations from both countries regularly pay official visits and study tours to imbibe best practices.
    • Ships of the Indian Navy regularly pay goodwill visits to Mombasa.

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