Kenya: Focus on mine-removal training

An international centre to train military personnel in demining techniques has opened in Kenya's capital, Nairobi. The first 140 Kenyan military deminers are due to be deployed in southern Sudan later this year. The International Mine Action Training Centre (IMATC) was set up by the British government, at a cost of £3.5 million (US $6.7 million), on land provided by the Kenyan Department of Defence. Five-week courses on manual demining, mine awareness and route clearance will be run by British and Kenyan officers.