KENYA-JAPAN PARTNERSHIP IN PEACEKEEPING

On 25 August 2025, A high-level Japan delegation led by Hon Koichiro Gemba, Vice Speaker of the House of Representatives, visited the Humanitarian Peace Support School (HPSS) alongside fellow members Hon Oniki Makoto, Hon Watancha Sho, and Hon Fukushima Nobuyuki.The visit underscored growing Kenya–Japan collaboration in peace support training through the United Nations Triangular Partnership Programme (UNTPP).The Director IPSTC, Major General Charles Mwazighe, thanked Japan for its consistent support in strengthening regional training capacity and emphasized the need for continued investment in advanced training and equipment to meet evolving peacekeeping demands.The delegation toured HPSS facilities and received a briefing on Counter-IED training.

Also present were HPSS Commandant Brigadier C K Mundui, Chief of Staff IPSTC Lieutenant Colonel Tobias Lyle, Japan’s Defence Attaché Keiko Kawashima, Lieutenant Colonel Xavier, Lieutenant Colonel Alex Neukomm, and UNTPP Training Officer Mary Thiong’o.