KDF recruitment Stories

KDF recruitment reveals alarming substance abuse among hundreds of Garissa youth
Issa Hussein  |  Oct 14, 2025

The high disqualification rate has reignited concerns about youth substance abuse in Garissa, with local human rights activist Mohamed Hussein calling...

KDF launches nationwide recruitment as court battle brews over Nairobi centres
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 13, 2025

The exercise, which runs until October 25, comes amid protests by 19 Nairobi MPs who claim the city has been unfairly allocated only three recruitment...

General Kahariri warns against corruption in KDF recruitment
Mary Wambui  |  Oct 09, 2025

The Kenya Defence Forces will begin the second phase of its nationwide recruitment on October 13, with Chief of Defence Forces General Charles Kaharir...

Nairobi MPs sue to halt KDF recruitment over merged centres, cite discrimination
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 05, 2025

At least 17 MPs from Nairobi, alongside Senator Edwin Sifuna and Woman Representative Esther Passaris, want the recruitment conducted in each of the c...

NPSC introduces tough measures against corruption in police hiring
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 04, 2025

The rules lay out a structured system to make sure that only the most capable and deserving candidates are admitted into the force. Experts say the mo...

Ex-KDF officer accuses military of unfair dismissal, withholding Sh1.5 million benefits
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 02, 2025

Muok told the Committee, chaired by Belgut MP Nelson Koech, that his dismissal was unfair because he had informed his superiors about his health condi...

IG Kanja warns against bribery ahead of nationwide police recruitment
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 02, 2025

Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja said officers have been fully trained on the standards expected during the exercise to guarantee a fair and...

Senators raise alarm over bribery, discrimination in upcoming military, police recruitment
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 01, 2025

The legislators said the process appears rigged to favour certain areas, with slots being sold to those willing to pay.

MPs vow to censure Defence CS Soipan Tuya over Nairobi KDF recruitment centres
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 24, 2025

In a communiqué dated September 16, 18 MPs representing constituencies in Nairobi argued that the exercise contravened constitutional principles of fa...

Murkomen hails recruitment of 10,000 police constables to boost national security
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 19, 2025

CS Kipchumba Murkomen noted that understaffing has been a major obstacle for police stations nationwide and a pressing concern in all 43 counties visi...

Nairobi MPs protest KDF recruitment plan, demand more centres
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 18, 2025

The MPs noted that the consolidation of recruitment centres poses a logistical nightmare, unlike in other counties where recruitment has been spread a...

EACC, IPOA partner to ensure corruption-free police recruitment
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 16, 2025

The partnership aims to enhance integrity in the upcoming recruitment exercise and address long-standing corruption concerns within the National Polic...

KDF announces nationwide October recruitment drive targeting general service officer cadets, specialist officers and tradesmen
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 15, 2025

Applicants for GSO Cadets and General Duty Recruits must be aged between 18 and 26 years, Specialist Officers and Tradesmen/Women should not be older...

KDF introduces controlled meal payments to curb loan collateral use
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 21, 2025

The move follows concerns that some officers missed meals after using the funds to secure loans

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...

Senators demand probe into alleged bias in 2023 KDF recruitment
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 11, 2025

The Senate has tasked its National Security, Defence, and Foreign Relations Committee, chaired by Isiolo Senator Fatuma Dullo, with investigating disc...

Ruto directs KDF to take lead role in helping Kenya achieve tree planting goal
Mary Wambui  |  May 15, 2024

Kenya aims to achieve the goal of planting 15 billion trees by 2032 in efforts to mitigate the harsh impact of climate change in the country.

Police probe impersonation case against reservist accused of coning man Sh440,000
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  Feb 28, 2024

During their meeting, he allegedly demanded Sh600,000 to facilitate the KDF recruitment.

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