Significant component of the renovation includes the enhancement of the Runway End Safety Area (RESA), an important safety measure designed to reduce the risk of aircraft overruns during difficult ...

President William Ruto has paid glowing tribute to the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) for safeguarding Kenya's borders and being key drivers in the nation's development agenda. The President, who is also ...

US Africa Command (AFRICOM) Commander General Michael Langley has praised the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) for its leadership role in restoring peace within Africa through various missions. Speaking ...

Some State Department officials have proposed closing the embassy in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, as a precaution after recent gains by Al Shabab militants. By Charlie Savage and Eric Schmitt ...

MPs have taken the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) to task for involvement in civilian projects while pushing its core mandate to the back burner. The lawmakers cautioned that distracting engagements could ...

An Eldoret family now believes a new video by terrorist group Al-Shabaab shows their kin, a Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldier who served in Somalia under the Operation Linda Nchi (Protect the Country ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia – Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) officer Sergeant Gerishon Wanyonyi Wasike has sent a new appeal to President William Ruto – eight years after his capture by the Al Shabab group in ...

It is the scourge of the Somalis that different clans cannot live peacefully together even when sharing the same tormenting experiences as refugees. Ex KDF spokesman Joseph Owuoth during a press ...

A new Africa Union (AU) mission took the helm in Somalia on New Year’s Day despite uncertainty over the final list of countries contributing troops. The head of the AU Support and Stabilisation ...

KDF spokesman Joseph Owuoth during a press conference at Defence Forces Headquarters in Nairobi. [Boniface Okendo,Standard] Just as one never forgets their first love, a soldier never forgets their ...

KISMAYO, Somalia - The Deputy Army Commander of the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) visited troops serving under the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) as part of the routine motivation ...