Reuters has reported that the U.S. government on Friday gave the Kenyan Navy six boats to patrol its coastline and help combat terrorism. According to the report, the project, valued at $3m is a major initiative to help the government of Kenya combat insecurity and terrorism. The U.S. government has been helping African governments train and equip local troops to combat militants who Washington believes want to create safe havens in the continent's vast and hard-to-govern regions. Security experts say Kenya's porous borders and coastline could be exploited by militants posing a threat to U.S. interests and looking for a gateway into the continent through Kenya. Kenya has already witnessed a number of attacks -- the 1998 al Qaeda bombings of the U.S.