The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) (Swahili: Majeshi ya Ulinzi ya Kenya, stylized as "KENYA ARMED FORCES" capitalized on its coat of arms) are the armed forces...
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Defence Forces (CDF) is the highest-ranking military officer in the Kenya Defence Forces and the principal military adviser to the President of Kenya...
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Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Kenya is a cabinet-level office in charge of defense-related matters of Kenya. It oversees the Kenya Defence Forces. It is currently...
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The Kenya Army is the land arm of the Kenya Defence Forces. The origins of the present day Kenya Army can be traced back to the British Army's King's African...
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Self-Defense Forces Kenya Defence Forces Lesotho Defence Force Lithuanian National Defence Volunteer Forces Malawian Defence Force Maldives National Defence Force...
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The Kenya Special Forces are units tasked with special operations found within the three branches of the Kenya Defence Forces and are under Special Forces...
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deployment of the Kenya Defence Forces forces to support the operations of the Kenya Police. Human rights groups such as Amnesty Kenya, Kenyan associations...
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the executive branch of the Government of Kenya and is the commander-in-chief of the Kenya Defence Forces. The country's current president is William...
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Deployment Squadron (RDS) is the newest special forces unit among all three branches of the Kenya Defence Forces.[citation needed] It is predominantly tasked...
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Charles Muriu Kahariri (category National Defence College, Kenya alumni)
General Charles Muriu Kahariri is a Kenyan senior military officer, who was appointed the Chief of the Defence Forces of Kenya effective 2 May 2024. He replaced...
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Francis Omondi Ogolla (redirect from 2024 Kenyan Air Force Bell UH-1 crash)
2024) was a Kenyan military officer who served from April 2023 to April 2024 as the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) of the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF). Ogolla...
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The Kenya Navy is the naval branch of the Kenya Defence Forces. It is headquartered in Mombasa. Kenya Navy has two major bases for its fleet with it being...
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Samson Mwathethe (category Kenyan military personnel)
Mwathethe, is a Kenyan military officer. Effective April 2015 to May 2020, he was the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) of the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF), the...
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Commandant (section Kenya Defence Forces)
Nations or the European Union to alleviate misunderstanding. In the Kenya Defence Forces Commandant is an appointment. Commandant is the title of the head...
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of Kenya Flag of Kenya Defence Forces Flag of Kenya Army Flag of Kenya Air Force Flag of Kenya Navy Presidential Colour of the Navy Flag of Kenya with...
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Administration Police Kenya Defence Forces Kenya Coast Guard Service Directorate of Criminal Investigation (Kenya) Corruption in Kenya For other state security...
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Robert Kariuki Kibochi (category Personnel of the Kenya Army)
Kibochi is a Kenyan military officer who served from May 2020 to May 2023 as the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) of the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF). He was...
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prosecutorial investigations National Police Service (Kenya) National Intelligence Service (Kenya) Kenya Defence Forces Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA)...
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The Kenya Army Band is the primary military musical unit in the Kenya Army and by extension Kenya Defence Forces. From independence it was the only band...
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Julius Waweru Karangi (category Elders of the Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya)
retired Kenyan military officer who was Chief of the General Staff of the Kenya Defence Forces from 2011 until 2015. Julius Karangi joined the Kenya Air Force...
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Jeremiah Kianga (category Personnel of the Kenya Army)
principle of Kaizen-continuous development for all officers in the Kenya Defence Forces. During his tenure he established collaborations with local universities...
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Kenyan military and conducts joint exercises with the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF). From 2019 to 2021, the British Army and the Kenyan Defence Forces conducted...
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also pledged a strong response against "violence and anarchy." The Kenya Defence Forces were subsequently deployed to help restore order. Soldiers reportedly...
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Mahamoud Mohamed (category Personnel of the Kenya Army)
General Staff of the Kenya Defence Forces for the next ten years. Hussein Maalim Mohamed Mohammed Hussein Ali Hornsby, Charles (2013). Kenya: A History Since...
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as the Ash Warriors. Raymond Kirui, attached to 7 Kenya Rifles, who joined the Kenya Defence Forces on 25 October 2010, died on 24 November, last year...
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The Army Special Operations Brigade is a special forces unit of the Kenyan Army, tasked with airborne operations, commando raids, reconnaissance, counter-insurgency...
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military ranks of Kenya are the military insignia used by the Kenya Defence Forces. Being a former colony of the United Kingdom, Kenya shares a rank structure...
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Operation Linda Nchi (redirect from Operation Protect Kenya)
Nchi; "Protect the Country") was the Kenya Defence Forces' invasion of southern Somalia beginning in 2011. The Kenyan government declared the operation completed...
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Commander-in-chief (redirect from Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces)
Kenya Defence Forces, who acts as the principal military adviser to the president and the National Security Council. The Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces...
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Battle of Kismayo (2012) (category Battles of the Somali Civil War involving Kenya)
The Battle of Kismayo was an offensive led by the Kenya Defence Forces, under the codename Operation Sledge Hammer, to seize the port city of Kismayo,...
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