The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) are the armed forces of the Republic of Kenya. They are made up of the Kenya Army, Kenya Navy, and Kenya Air Force. The current KDF was established, and its composition stipulated, in Article 241 of the 2010 Constitution of Kenya; it is governed by the KDF Act of 2012. Its main mission is the defence and protection of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Kenya, recruitment to the KDF is done on yearly basis. The President of Kenya is the commander-in-chief of the KDF, and the Chief of Defence Forces is the highest-ranking military officer, and the principal military adviser to the President of Kenya.
Kenyan Army Brig. Gen. Leonard Ngondi, Natural Fire Commanding Officer, left, greets U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Steve Nichols, left, at Camp Lonestar in Kenya, 2006.
An MD 500 Defender helicopter over the Westgate Shopping Mall during the siege, 2013.
Soldiers near a turboprop utility aircraft of Kenya Air Force
The Kenya Army is the land arm of the Kenya Defence Forces.
Troops of 11th (East Africa) Division on the road to Kalewa, Burma, during the Chindwin River crossing
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Image: 7,62 KK PKM Helsinki 2012 no background
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