Man arrested trying to bribe KDF officers with Ksh.300K

By Allan Obiero,

A Kenyan man was on Thursday arrested after he reportedly attempted to bribe his way thorough a Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) recruitment exercise at Die...

KDF recruitment

Recruits, soldiers flee after bees invade KDF recruitment exercise in Kwale

By Nicky Gitonga,

Hundreds of would-be recruits and KDF soldiers came face to face with an unprecedented foe- a swarm of bees-  on Thursday, forcing them to flee the V...

KDF

Former KDF soldier arrested over Ksh.180K recruitment scam

By Citizen Reporter,

A former Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldier was on Wednesday busted attempting to scam two unsuspecting victims. Detectives from the Directorate of...

KDF recruitment

Kenya Special Forces kill three Al-Shabaab militants in raid at Boni Forest

By Citizen Reporter,

Kenya Defence Special Forces soldiers early Sunday raided and destroyed an Al-Shabaab terrorist group camp in the vast Boni Forest, Lamu County. Th...

Al Shabaab , Boni Forest , Kenya Defence Special Forces , Lamu County

KDF Sergeant beaten to death by mob in Utawala after row with couple

By Ian Omondi,

A 38-year-old Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) Sergeant was on December 25, 2020 killed by a mob in Utawala, Nairobi, after a row with a couple while walkin...

KDF Sergeant , murder , Utawala

Senior Private KDF soldier among 4 arrested for kidnapping a man in Kasarani

By Tonny Ndungu,

A 28-year-old Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) senior private has been arrested alongside three others by detectives based in Kasarani. In a statement by...

KDF

President Kenyatta commends KDF for role in infrastructure development

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has commended the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) for its role in the renewal of key infrastructure projects across the country. ...

KDF , President Uhuru Kenyatta

80 KDF soldiers placed in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19

By Enock Sikolia,

The invisible enemy COVID - 19 has managed to penetrate the literally impermeable Kenya's defence. 80 soldiers have reportedly tested positive to t...

coronavirus

al-Shabaab suspect who used his 2 children as human shield killed in dawn attack

By Tonny Ndungu,

Police officers killed a suspected al-Shabaab millitant early Saturday morning at his house in Diani, reports say. The suspect's two children that ...

Al Shabaab

KDF soldiers kill 5 Al-Shabaab militants during foiled attack on Somali forces

By Ian Omondi,

Five Al-Shabaab militants were on Saturday killed by Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers during a foiled attack on Somali Security Forces (SSF) statio...

Al Shabaab , Bilis Qooqani , KDF

Obiri chasing fifth star at KDF Cross Country

By Philip Muchiri,

World Cross Country champion Helen Obiri will be the star attraction as the Kenya Defence Forces athletes converge at the Thika Barracks on Friday for...

Hellen Obiri , Joyceline Jepkosgei , KDF Cross Country

KDF soldier killed, two tourists injured in accident on Nyahururu-Nyeri road

By Sharon Nkonge,

A Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldier died on Tuesday afternoon in a road accident at Equator area in Ndaragwa on the Nyahururu- Nyeri road. The off...

Equator area , Ndaragwa

General Mwathethe praises KDF soldiers for peace efforts during Somalia visit

By Hassan Mugambi,

Chief of the Defence Forces (CDF), General Samson Mwathethe has praised Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) troops serving in Africa Union Mission in Somalia (...

AMISOM , General Samson Mwathethe , KDF

KDF officer commits suicide outside house of wife’s suspected lover

By Kimaiyo Evans,

A Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldier is reported to have committed suicide outside the house of a man suspected to have been having an affair with his...

Baringo County , KDF , suicide

GSU disarm KDF to launch KVF title defence in style

By Joan Cheruiyot,

Kenya Volleyball Federation men’s league crème de la crème GSU dispatched their nemesis KDF 3-1 sets as the KVF playoffs served off on Friday at t...

Gideon Tarus , GSU , KDF , KPA , KVF

Battle of egos as KDF plot GSU arrest in KVF playoffs

By Stanley Mativo,

Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) are determined to seize the Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) league men’s title from defending champions General Service...

Alfred Chedotum , DCI , GSU , Japheth Munala , KCB , KDF , Kenya Pipeline , Kenya Prisons , KVF , Nicholas Kimeli

KDF, DCI complete KVF playoffs line-up

By Stanley Mativo,

The Kenya Defence Forces and Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) teams Friday sealed the final Kenya Volleyball Federation playoffs spots as c...

CDI , KDF , KVF

5 people killed in grisly Kangundo Road accident

By Eric Ayiro,

Five people early were killed in a grisly road accident on Kangundo Road in Nairobi early Wednesday morning. The accident which involved three vehi...

kangundo road accident

Woman who eloped with KDF soldier in court for allegedly threatening to kill husband

By Abdi Rizack,

A woman was on Monday arraigned at a Malindi court to face charges of threatening to kill her husband. Ann Githinji Wambui was charged alongside a ...

eloped , KDF

Lamu: KDF soldier found dead in bush

By Rahma Rashid,

A Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldier was on Sunday found dead in a bush under unclear circumstances at Hindi area in Lamu County. Sources who spoke...