Kenya Army Engineers Brigade
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The mission of the Kenya Army Engineers Brigade is to support the Kenya Army in defence of the country against external aggression and to aid civil authority in humanitarian or civic projects.
The Engineers Brigade is divided into two battalions namely the 10th Engineers Battalion and the 12th Engineers Battalion. The unit is based at Thika and the School of Combat Engineering (SOCE)[1] is the premier school for army engineers in the Kenya Army. The brigade has recently been deployed to Somalia and the frontier counties[2] to assist in building barriers, clearing roads of improvised explosive devices, setting up base fortifications and building a border wall.[3] They are also involved in numerous civic projects across the country such as construction of schools and drilling of water wells. The brigade can trace its formation back to 1965 when an engineer squadron made up of personnel from assault pioneers platoon was formed in Gilgil.[4]