- COMMANDER KENYA NAVY FLEET WINDS UP SPECIAL BOATS OPERATOR’S TRAINING
- MULTI AGENCY OPERATION AT RUIRU COMES TO A CLOSE
- KDF PROVIDES FREE MEDICAL CARE TO KUDAY RESIDENTS
- KENYA MILITARY ACADEMY AND 3 KENYA RIFLES TURN NAKURU GREEN
- KAF HOLDS AIR OPERATORS SEMINAR
- DEFOCA RESIDENTS VISIT THOME BOYS SECONDARY SCHOOL IN LAIKIPIA
- THREE KDF CATECHISTS RETIRE AFTER DECADES OF ILLUSTRIOUS CAREER
- UK MINISTER FOR ARMED FORCES PAYS COURTESY CALL ON CS DEFENCE
- GOC EASTCOM VISITS TROOPS IN SOMALIA
- NATIONAL DEFENCE COLLEGE GOES GREEN IN NGONG FOREST
- KMA PARTICIPATES IN TREE PLANTING EXERCISE
- COMMANDER KAF VISITS DEFTEC
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
COMMANDER KENYA NAVY FLEET WINDS UP SPECIAL BOATS OPERATOR’S TRAINING
Commander Kenya Navy Fleet Brigadier John Kiswa on 19th may 2022 presided over the graduation ceremony of Special Boats Operators (SBO) at Kenya Navy Base Mtongwe in Mombasa County. In […]
MULTI AGENCY OPERATION AT RUIRU COMES TO A CLOSE
The multi-agency search and rescue operation in Kihungoro, Ruiru has come to a close today after two bodies trapped in the rubble were recovered. The search and rescue efforts, which […]
KDF PROVIDES FREE MEDICAL CARE TO KUDAY RESIDENTS
Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) troops deployed under the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) held a medical camp and donated foodstuff to residents of Kuday in Somalia. The medical […]
KENYA MILITARY ACADEMY AND 3 KENYA RIFLES TURN NAKURU GREEN
Kenya Military Academy (KMA) instructors and cadets on Saturday, 14th May 2022 took part in a tree planting exercise within the Lanet military cantonment. The exercise saw over 10,000 seedlings […]
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