7 Kenya Rifles

7 Kenya Rifles is an infantry battalion of the Kenya Army. It came into being on June 8, 1968 at Gilgil in a British army camp which had been abandoned since 1964.[1] The first commanding officer of the unit Was Lt Col Wambua. The unit relocated to its current base at Langata in 1973.[2][3] The Maroon Commandos is a military band belonging to the battalion.[4]

7th Kenya Rifles Battalion
The 7th Battalion of the Kings African Rifles (KAR) parading in Mogadishu.
Active8 June 1968 (1968-06-08)
Country Kenya
Branch Kenya Army
TypeInfantry
Garrison/HQLangata Barracks, Nairobi

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References
  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=DnGQDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA171&lpg=PA171&dq=7th+Kenya+Rifles+Battalion&source=bl&ots=nslHTTus2Z&sig=ACfU3U1fhtotkQxMzdGbbjjW7WoXWZlT7Q&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjMsubn2ZjoAhUJlKwKHSADCTAQ6AEwH3oECAsQAQ#v=onepage&q=7th%20Kenya%20Rifles%20Battalion&f=false
  2. https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/kenya/army-orbat-1.htm
  3. https://intelligencebriefs.com/the-kenya-rifles-battalion-milestones-achieved-historically/
  4. "Soldier marches back to his roots". Archived from the original on 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
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