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The Integrated Explosive Hazard Awareness Training (EHAT) and the Heavy Engineering Equipment (HEE) Basic Machine Operators Training Course is underway at the Humanitarian Peace Support School (HPSS).
Supported by the United Nations Triangular Partnership Project (UNTPP) and funded by the Government of Japan and Switzerland, the course aims to provide participants with essential expertise in machine operation and explosive hazard awareness, ensuring they are well-prepared to operate safely within peace support missions.
The Commandant HPSS, Brigadier Mundui, welcomed the participants and expressed gratitude to the UNTPP and its partners for their continued support in strengthening peacekeeping capacity. He noted that the course will equip the trainees with essential knowledge and skills required to effectively carry out their duties in peace support operations. He further emphasized that the training reflects the value of international cooperation in preparing military personnel for the complex demands of modern missions.
The course has 29 participants from Kenya, Ghana, Uganda, and Zambia, facilitated by a chief trainer from Switzerland and instructors from Kenya, Ghana and Tanzania.