Russia Raises Questions About a US-Funded Biolab in Kenya
Russia has raised questions about the existence of a United States-funded biolab in Kenya.
Russia claims the lab stationed at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) is funded by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), an entity directly linked to the American government.
The Russian Embassy in Kenya said the biolab is among several such facilities set up by DTRA across the world and is questing whether it is harmless or was developed for a sinister motive including biological warfare like those in Ukraine.
“Reports indicate that Kenya is one of the countries where the DTRA, the agency that funded labs in Ukraine, has put up a biolab at the KEMRI,” the embassy said in a statement.
Russia further questions whether the operation of the lab was in synchrony with the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) under the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA).
The BWC is a multilateral convention that prohibits the creation, manufacture, acquisition, transfer, stockpile, and use of biological and toxin weapons. It bans the entire category of weapons of mass destruction.
Russia can file a complaint with the United Nations Security Council as in line with Article 6 of the treaty if deems the lab a threat.
The DTRA, a combat support agency within the United States Department of Defense, also works with international partners to counter weapons of mass destruction.
Comments (5)
I concur with the Russians. Vast as the contiguous United States is excluding its territories, why would they have offshore labs; especially in countries they have very low opinion of such as African countries?
Putler should shut the fack up and die in peace!
We've already exposed ourselves to be used by western nations in the event of a third World war. America has more than 29 military bases in Africa-some in Kenya, such as in Mombasa and Camp Simba at Manda Bay, Lamu. Also, Uk has military bases in Kenya, such as Kifaru Barracks-Nairobi and Nyati Barracks-in Nanyuki. Western nations and China are in a haste to establish military bases in Africa. In fact, this phenomenon is already being referred to as -The Scramble for Military Bases in Africa. Our people died for the Caucasian people in the WW1 and WW2. For how long are we going to die for Esau?
I wish Putin strikes these KEMRI labs starting with the one at Uthiru.But he should first capture Uhuru,his family members and all elite gangsters,take them to the facility then destroy it completely.
Why why and why? How does Kenya profit from this? You are exposing us to these ruthless adventures if the western governments. Not acceptable.