- OPERATIONAL UPDATE:
- PRESIDENT KENYATTA PRESIDES OVER RECRUITS PASS OUT PARADE AND COMMISSIONS ELDORET REGIONAL HOSPITAL
- KENYATTA UNIVERSITY HOLDS MATRICULATION CEREMONY FOR KMA CADETS
- DEFMIS HOLDS STAFF SENSITIZATION SEMINAR
- KENYA AIR FORCE SENIOR LEADERSHIP COMMAND COURSE PARTICIPANTS GRADUATE
- GHANA’S DANISH DEFENSE ATTACHÉ AND DIRECTOR NAVAL TRAINING VISIT KENYA NAVY
- LECTURE OF OPPORTUNITY TO NEWLY COMMISSIONED KAF OFFICERS
- KENYA NAVY DELIVERS AID TO THE RESIDENTS OF KWALE COUNTY
- KENYA NAVY BASE MANDA BAY CONDUCTS A TREE PLANTING EXERCISE
- DRILL AND DUTY COURSE 06/22 GRADUATE
- MWAK CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL WIDOWS DAY WITH A NATIONWIDE WIDOWS’ CONNECT SUMMIT CAMPAIGN
- WAJIR AIR BASE WARRANT OFFICERS & SENIOR NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS SEMINAR KICKS OFF
The Executive Order No. 2 of May 2013 (Revised February 2020) created the Ministry of Defence. The work of the Ministry of Defence is informed by the Constitution of the Republic of Kenya. The Ministry is obliged to facilitate and support the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) in the discharge of their mandate under Article 241 (3) (a), (b) & (c) of the Constitution.
OUR MISSION
To defend and protect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic, assist and cooperate with other authorities in situations of emergency or disaster and restore peace in any part of Kenya affected by unrest or instability as assigned.
OUR VISION
A premier, credible and mission capable force deeply rooted in professionalism.
OUR COMMITMENT
The Ministry of Defence is committed to defending and protecting the people of the Republic of Kenya and their property against external aggression and also in providing support to the Civil Authority as per the Law.
HUMANITARIAN CIVIC ACTION
OUR LEADERS
H. E. PRESIDENT UHURU KENYATTA, CGH
PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE DEFENCE FORCES
HON. EUGENE L WAMALWA, EGH
CABINET SECRETARY: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
GEN ROBERT K KIBOCHI EGH CBS ‘ndc’ (K) ‘psc’ (UK) CHIEF OF THE DEFENCE FORCES
HON. P O ODOYO, CBS
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY
DR. I M MOHAMED,CBS
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY
LT GEN F O OGOLLA MGH EBS HSC ‘ndc’ (K) ‘psc’ (FRA)
VICE CHIEF OF THE DEFENCE FORCES
SERVICE COMMANDERS
Lt Gen W R Koipaton MGH CBS OGW ‘ndc’ (K) ‘psc’ (TZ)
Commander Kenya Army
Maj Gen J M Omenda EBS SS OGW ‘rcds’ (UK) ‘psc’ (K)
Commander Kenya Air Force
Maj Gen J L Mutai MGH, MBS, ‘ndc’ (K) ‘psc’ (K)
Commander Kenya Navy
LATEST NEWS
OPERATIONAL UPDATE:
On 01 July 2022, Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) troops carried out an operation between Sarira and Kolbio areas within the expansive Boni Forest. During the operation, ten newly graduated Al […]
PRESIDENT KENYATTA PRESIDES OVER RECRUITS PASS OUT PARADE AND COMMISSIONS ELDORET REGIONAL HOSPITAL
His Excellency Uhuru Kenyatta, President of the Republic of Kenya and Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C) of the Kenya Defence Forces on Friday, 1st July 2022 presided over the Recruits Pass Out Parade […]
KENYATTA UNIVERSITY HOLDS MATRICULATION CEREMONY FOR KMA CADETS
The Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the National Defence University – Kenya (NDU-K) Lieutenant General Jonah Mwangi and his Kenyatta University Counterpart Professor Paul Wainaina, on Thursday, 30th June 2022 presided over […]
DEFMIS HOLDS STAFF SENSITIZATION SEMINAR
The Defence Forces Medical Insurance Scheme (DEFMIS) held a two-day sensitization seminar for its staff beginning Tuesday, 28th June 2022 at the Humanitarian Peace Support School (HPSS), Nairobi. Themed ‘It […]
OUR SERVICES
NOTICE BOARD
KDF DAY
EASF COMMAND POST EXERCISE KICKS OFF IN NAIROBI
Chief of the Defence Forces (CDF) General Robert Kibochi today presided over the official opening of the East Africa Standby Force (EASF) Command Post Exercise (CPX) 2022 dubbed ‘Mashariki Salaam’ […]
AMISOM’S STORY OF CREATING STABILITY IN SOMALIA TEN YEARS LATER
AMISOM’s story of creating stability in Somalia ten years later
KDF SOLDIERS SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCE IN SOMALIA A DECADE AFTER ‘OPERATION LINDA NCHI’ WAS LAUNCHED
KDF soldiers share their experience in Somalia a decade after ‘Operation Linda Nchi’ was launched