Kenya Defence Forces Stories
The judges said the stay will remain in place only if the Ministry of Defence deposits the full amount in court within 90 days. If that is not done wi...
This follows an appeal by the State seeking to halt payment of the damages ordered after the High Court found the Kenya Defence Forces liable for shoo...
The Ministry of Defence has defended the new policy, saying it aims to enhance efficiency and align with modern military standards.
Major General David Kipkemboi Ketter, who has been serving as the Assistant Chief of Defence Forces in charge of Personnel and Logistics, has been pro...
The Saturday incident involved a Grob 120A aircraft that went down near Mwakijembe Primary School in Mafundani village while on a routine training fli...
Kenya's Chief of Defence Forces, General Charles Kahariri, noted that this year's meeting convenes at such a time when the regional and global securit...
The issue of presidential protection in Kenya has become particularly relevant following an incident in early May 2025 when someone in a crowd threw a...
Many of the hospital’s wards, built in the 1970s, are in dire need of modernisation to meet current medical standards.
During the ceremony, General Ogolla’s passing was remembered as a moment that deeply impacted the nation and the military fraternity. Each fallen sold...
The military has been hitting headlines lately, following the uproar over Chief of Defence Forces General Francis Kahariri's warning on the persistent...
The MPs also criticised the government for deploying security officers to Haiti while Kenya’s own borders remained vulnerable.
The 2025 Athletics Kenya Cross Country Championships will take place on 8 February at Eldoret Sports Club, following a venue change from the Kenya Pri...
Winny Chepng’etich Bii has once again raised the bar for Kenyan triple jump. The 21-year-old shattered her own national record with a leap of 13.92 me...
The Z9 helicopter is a utility military aircraft primarily designed for troop transport.
They include the proposed Assembly and Demonstration Bill, 2024 that seeks to tighten the laws around the right to assembly.
The court also awarded the affected communities Sh30 million for damages suffered following the illegality, with the money to be jointly contributed b...
Raila expressed his concern that the judicial endorsement of this practice undermines the role of the Kenyan police force, which is constitutionally m...
The notice, second this week, comes after the high court nullified an earlier one for failing to follow the proper procedure.
The lawyers argue that the overwhelming majority of the views submitted to the parliamentary committees for Budget and Public Finance Management stron...
MPs have now legitimised the deployment announced on Tuesday by Defence CS Aden Duale.
This measure aims to protect Kenya's territorial integrity, sovereignty, and civilian population from both internal and external threats, particularly...
General Kahariri begins his tenure at a critical moment when the country is facing complex external threats mainly from the Al-Shabaab terror group do...
This comes as the National Assembly Defence Committee probes the conduct of the BATUK, following claims of breaching operational integrity, abuse of p...
The comments by the two countries come barely weeks after the African Union consented to a request by Somalia to establish a post-ATMIS mission that w...
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.
A foreigner who lacked identification documents was also killed in an operation targeting their hideout in Kumba.
President William Ruto, the commander-in-chief of the Kenyan Defence Forces, ordered an immediate military probe.
The CS referred to the amended Physical and Land Use Planning Act of 2019, which guides planners and developers on land use that safeguards national s...
Major General Charles Muriu Kahariri has been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General and appointed Vice Chief of the Defence Forces.
