The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has donated KSh60 million (US$680,000) worth of equipment for detecting explosives in airports to the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA).
The Daily Nation reports the 20 Desktop Explosive Trace Detection (ETD) units were handed over to the KAA last week by Isiah Parnell, the chargé d’affaires of the US embassy in Nairobi.
The donation from the US aims to help boost security in Kenyan airports after several western countries issued travel advisories to their citizens warning them of possible terror attacks in the country.
“The units can test for traces of common conventional explosives that may be hidden on people and in luggage and carry-on bags,” a statement read.
In a statement, the US embassy said the ETDs were donated by the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA), which has already trained 57 KAA employees from seven airports across Kenya on how to use the explosive-detection equipment.
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