- NATIONAL DEFENCE COLLEGE HOLDS ANNUAL CULTURAL DAY
- NDU-K HOLDS TWO-DAY COUNCIL INAUGURAL MEETING IN NAKURU
- DEFCO GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY AT EMBAKASI GARISSON
- FOUR DAY STATE VISIT BY PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY
- GRADUATE DEGREE HOLDERS CADETS REPORT FOR TRAINING AT THE KENYA MILITARY ACADEMY
- KDF CONDUCTS MEDICAL CAMP IN LAIKIPIA
- COMMUNITY PEACE ENGAGEMENTS CONTINUE IN LAIKIPIA
- MOI AIR BASE SHINES IN THE 41ST KENYA DEFENCE FORCES CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP
- RECRUITS SET TO BEGIN TRAINING
- GREETINGS FOR THE NEW YEAR
- SPREADING THE CHRISTMAS CHEER
- KENYA ARMY CORPS OF ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PARTICIPATES IN A TREE PLANTING EXERCISE
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
NATIONAL DEFENCE COLLEGE HOLDS ANNUAL CULTURAL DAY
The National Defence College (NDC) on Saturday 22nd January 2022, held this years’ Cultural Day in Karen, Nairobi under the theme ’25 years of Strategic Capacity Building and Cultural Fusion.’ […]
NDU-K HOLDS TWO-DAY COUNCIL INAUGURAL MEETING IN NAKURU
Chief of the Defence Forces (CDF), General Robert Kibochi presided over the National Defence University – Kenya (NDU-K) Council’s inaugural meeting at the University Headquarters in Nakuru. The two day […]
DEFCO GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY AT EMBAKASI GARISSON
Chief of the Defence Forces (CDF) General Robert Kibochi on Wednesday, 19th January 2022, presided over the ground-breaking ceremony for the Defence Forces Canteen Organization (DEFCO) Mall construction at Embakasi […]
FOUR DAY STATE VISIT BY PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY
H.E Uhuru Kenyatta, President of the Republic of Kenya and Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces today received H.E János Áder, President of the Republic of Hungary at State House, Nairobi. […]
OUR SERVICES
NOTICE BOARD
KDF DAY
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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
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KDF base in Somalia doubling up as a smart farm