Ministry of Defence Stories

Ministry of Defence records highest spending of Sh40 billion in three months
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 29, 2024

The CoG’s report highlighted that these expenditures reflected a disregard for the austerity measures announced by President William Ruto.

Defence Ministry and NMS among top defaulters in Sh117 billion pending bills - report
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 25, 2024

Other key defaulters include the National Police Service (NPS), the State Department of Transport, and the Medical Services sector, which collectively...

Somalia takes over leadership of East African Standby Force from Rwanda
Hassan Mohamed  |  Dec 22, 2024

In June this year, Somalia won a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council and will begin its two-year term in 2025.

Defence, Interior ministries exposed over failure to give emergency spending details
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 16, 2024

Gathungu flagged the inclusion of these activities in a supplementary budget approved during the year under review, questioning their legitimacy.

Uganda's Kizza Besigye charged with possession of firearms following arrest in Nairobi
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 20, 2024

The charges stem from incidents dating between October 2023 and November 2024, allegedly taking place in Geneva, Athens, and Nairobi.

EU and Rwanda deny claim of presence of RDF troops in Maputo
Mary Wambui  |  Nov 05, 2024

This follows a video claim that the forces had been disguisedly deployed in the city to suppress the "March on Maputo" protests.

President Ruto grants charter to National Intelligence and Research University
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 05, 2024

The new institution, which was previously a constituent college of the National Defence University-Kenya (NDU-K), will now function as an independent...

Kenya Army receives newly refurbished Z9 choppers from Chinese firm
Mary Wambui  |  Oct 31, 2024

The Z9 helicopter is a utility military aircraft primarily designed for troop transport.

LSK warns against MPs' growing urge for constitutional amendments after protests
Mary Wambui  |  Sep 25, 2024

They include the proposed Assembly and Demonstration Bill, 2024 that seeks to tighten the laws around the right to assembly.

Over 5,000 Tigray returnees face food insecurity, shortage of medicine and destroyed homes
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Aug 20, 2024

For many of the returnees, the long-anticipated journey back home has turned into a nightmare. They have found their homes reduced to rubble, their li...

Ethiopia vows peaceful pursuit of sea access - Foreign Ministry
Amina Wako  |  Aug 15, 2024

The negotiations, facilitated by Turkey, aim to resolve the dispute and restore normal relations between Ethiopia and Somalia.

Somalia welcomes Turkish-led mediation talks with Ethiopia
Hassan Mohamed  |  Aug 12, 2024

The development comes after President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud held a phone call on Sunday evening with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of the Republic of...

Why Duale avoided picking up calls from MPs during KDF recruitment
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 02, 2024

He said many people who called or texted during the recruitment period wanted employment favours.

Soipan Tuya set to become Kenya’s third female Defence CS
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 23, 2024

The Kenya High alumni has a master's degree in law from the University of Washington and a bachelor's degree in law from the University of Nairobi.

Win for residents as KDF ordered to vacate 2,500 hectares of land in Marsabit
Waweru Wairimu  |  Jul 19, 2024

The court also awarded the affected communities Sh30 million for damages suffered following the illegality, with the money to be jointly contributed b...

Raila criticises court decision to deploy military in anti-Finance Bill protests
Bashir Mohammed  |  Jun 29, 2024

Raila expressed his concern that the judicial endorsement of this practice undermines the role of the Kenyan police force, which is constitutionally m...

CS Duale outlines guidelines for military deployment during protests after court order
Mary Wambui  |  Jun 28, 2024

The notice, second this week, comes after the high court nullified an earlier one for failing to follow the proper procedure.

Lawyers petition High Court to bar Ruto from assenting to Finance Bill
Joseph Ndunda  |  Jun 26, 2024

The lawyers argue that the overwhelming majority of the views submitted to the parliamentary committees for Budget and Public Finance Management stron...

National Assembly approves military deployment to help quell anti-tax protests
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Jun 26, 2024

MPs have now legitimised the deployment announced on Tuesday by Defence CS Aden Duale.

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