KDF funding Stories

Sh40.7 billion budget shortfall threatens military recruitment, operations
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 13, 2025

Sh2 billion is needed for recruitment, Sh1 billion for maintenance of key assets, another Sh1 billion for the Kenya Space Agency and Kenya Shipyard Lt...

Budget cuts threaten Defence Forces Memorial Hospital services, MPs told
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 25, 2025

Many of the hospital’s wards, built in the 1970s, are in dire need of modernisation to meet current medical standards.

Lack of funds leaves Sh22 billion military projects in limbo
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 18, 2025

These projects, launched between November 2021 and June 2022 in the final months of former President Uhuru Kenyatta’s administration, have missed thei...

EU council gives Sh2.7 billion in first assistance measure for KDF
Amina Wako  |  Jun 24, 2024

This measure aims to protect Kenya's territorial integrity, sovereignty, and civilian population from both internal and external threats, particularly...

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