Nairobi, September 18, 2023 – The United States partnered with the Ministry of Interior and National Administration to enhance regional preparedness for chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) emergencies through a multi-country workshop on September 13 and 14 in Naivasha.
The U.S. Department of State and the Kenya’s National Disaster Management Unit cohosted the two-day Sub-Regional Chemical, Biological, Radiological, or Nuclear Response & Assistance Workshop, (SR2 Kenya), which included 43 participants from Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and the United States. Representatives from internal security, defense, civil protection, health, environmental protection, disaster risk management, and international affairs offices of each country discussed how to coordinate a joint response to a CBRN emergency.
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Source: U.S. Embassy in Kenya