1st Kenya Rifles Battalion

1st Kenya Rifles Battalion
Country Kenya
Branch  Kenya Army
Garrison/HQ Nanyuki
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1st Kenya Rifles Battalion is the oldest unit of the Kenya Army. It is an offshoot of the pre-independent Kenya British Army formation the Kings African Rifles that was formed before the First World War and later fought against the Mau Mau insurgency. This unit is based in Nanyuki, Central Kenya.[1]

References

  1. "1st Kenya Rifles ( Nanyuki barracks)". Wikimapia. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
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