Uhuru Kenyatta pays tribute to fallen KDF soldiers

Members of Kenya Defence Forces during a ceremony to pay tribute to their comrades killed in El-Adde, Somalia. PHOTO | NATION MEDIA GROUP

President Uhuru Kenyatta is at a special remembrance ceremony for Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers killed in an attack by Al-Shabaab in El-Adde, Somalia.

The President, who has been in Mombasa for several weeks, first visited soldiers injured in the attack at Armed Forces Memorial Hospital in Nairobi.

The President met with the soldiers' families at the hospital.

The President was accompanied by his deputy William Ruto and First Lady Margaret Kenyatta.

Cord co-principals Raila Odinga, Kalonzo Musyoka and Moses Wetang'ula are also at the event.

Representatives of the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom), the African Union and the United Nations are also present.