| The Kenya Air Force is an equal opportunity employer and has a cluster of dream-fulfilling careers open to both men and women entrants who meet the minimum entry requirements. Women have been part of the Kenya Air Force since its inception. However, formal integration of women in the service began in 2000 following the disbandment of the Women Service Corps (WSC). Within a short period of time, the Air Force women officers and servicewomen have given the service a new image and quickly made their mark in all aspects of job performance, training and trade spectra. Today, we have women drivers, aircrew, engineers, communicators, doctors, nurses, educationist, administrators, logisticians, technicians, accountants, policewomen, lawyers, air traffic controllers, caterers, name it. Due to their hard work and determination, the Air Force women have quickly risen through the ranks to occupy key posts and they are unstoppable.
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| The Kenya Air Force is an equal opportunity employer. A female SNCO commanding a parade. |
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| KAF cabin crew attendants. KAF is an equal opportunity employer. |
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| CAPTAIN Y K KIRUI- THE AIR FORCE LAWYER |
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Captain Y K Kirui is the first female Kenya Air Force legal officer. She joined the service in April 2003 and holds a Bachelor of Law degree (LL.B) from Nairobi University and a Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law. She is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya. |
| As the chief legal advisor to the Kenya Air Force, her busy routine include inter alia writing legal opinions, making litigations and arbitration on behalf of Kenya Air Force, making court appearances and prosecuting at courts martial. Capt Kirui is focused and believes in the spirit of hard work “Hard work is always rewarding. I use my potential to the fullest by applying myself meaningfully at all tasks undertaken” she says. She is married with one child. |
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| LT N C KOECH: THE FIRST WOMAN PILOT IN THE KENYA AIR FORCE |
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Lt Koech made history on 15th September 2006 when she became the first female pilot in the Kenya Armed Forces. Lt Koech joined the Armed forces as a cadet in 2001.
he was commissioned in 2003 upon completion of her military training at the Armed Forces Training |
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She joined the Flying Training School (FTS) the same year becoming the first female officer to do so. She graduated from FTS ON 15 September 2006 thus becoming the first female pilot in the Kenya Air Force. She has flown the Bulldog aircraft and now an operational pilot on the Y-12 aircraft.
Lt Koech was born 23 years ago and attended St Joseph Girls Chepterit School between 1997 and 2000. Within her busy and demanding flying training schedule, Norah, finds plenty of time to keep fit by playing basketball, squash, aerobics and swimming. “I like jogging in the morning to start off my day”, She says. Her interests include traveling, reading motivational books, dancing and listening to music.
For Lt Koech, the sky is the limit “my aspiration is to be a presidential pilot in the Fokker aircraft. My dream is to attain the rank of General in the Armed Forces and to be the first female Kenya Air Force Commander” She says. |
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