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Kenyan security firm KK sues US government over Sh5b deal

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KK Security Guards parade during the 10th anniversary for the victims of a terror attack. [Samson Wire, Standard]

Nairobi-based security firm KK (Kenya Kazi) has sued the United States government over a multi-billion Nairobi embassy security contract.

KK and its Canadian parent firm GardaWorld through a joint venture of Aegis-KK/Garda World Federal Africa (GWFA), consisting of "Aegis Defense Services, Garda World Federal Services" and "Kenya Kazi Ltd have sued the Biden administration for allegedly locking it out of the Sh5.1 billion lucrative contract.

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