Editing Kenya Defence Forces (section)

===Kenya Navy===
The [[Kenya Navy]] is the naval branch of the Kenyan Defence Forces. The Navy was established on 12 December 1964, exactly one year after [[Kenya]] gained independence. It was preceded by the colonial [[Royal East African Navy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mod.go.ke/Navysite/history.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080219095248/http://www.mod.go.ke/Navysite/history.htm|url-status=dead|title=Kenya Navy: History|archive-date=19 February 2008}}</ref>

The Navy operates several bases, Mtongwe base in [[Mombasa]], Shimoni, Msambweni, Malindi, Kilifi and since 1995<ref name="memorable">{{Cite web|url=http://www.mod.go.ke/Navysite/memorable2.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20070701161234/http://www.mod.go.ke/Navysite/memorable2.htm|url-status=dead|title=Kenya Navy: Memorable events|archive-date=1 July 2007}}</ref> another base located in [[Manda Island|Manda]] (part of [[Lamu Archipelago]]).