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1984–2024. Rank. General. Commands held. Chief of the Defence Forces. Commander of the Kenya Air Force. Vice Chief of Defence Forces. General Francis Omondi Ogolla (12 February 1962 – 18 April 2024) [1] was a Kenyan military officer who served from April 2023 to April 2024 as the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) of the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF).
The British Army Training Unit Kenya ( BATUK) is a training support unit of the British Army located in Kenya . On 3 June 1964, Duncan Sandys, Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations, signed a post-independence defence agreement with the new Kenyan government. Among its other provisions, it specified that British troops could exercise in ...
1st Canine Regiment. A dog and handler from the 1st Canine Regiment. The 1st Canine Regiment ' s mission is to provide dogs as a force multiplier at times of war and peace to the Kenya Army . The unit was established in 2012 and is based at Embakasi Garrison. Kenya is the only country in East Africa with a fully formed and independent canine ...
The Kenya Navy Band is the sole musical unit in the Kenya Navy and one of three state-sponsored military bands in the Kenya Defence Forces. In December 1986, a group of 15 PUTs (Privates Under Training) from the Naval Training School in Mombasa were nominated to form a Naval Corps of Drums, with then-Corporal Mwanzia, acting as the first Drum ...
The King's African Rifles ( KAR) was a British Colonial Auxiliary Forces regiment raised from Britain's East African colonies in 1902. It primarily carried out internal security duties within these colonies along with military service elsewhere during the world wars and other conflicts, such as the Malayan Emergency and the Mau Mau uprising.
Kenya Army tank conducting maneuvers. The brigade was formed as a result of an expansion of capabilities and equipment within the army to counter emerging threats from neighbouring countries. Armoured Brigade was formally established in 1979 and was made up of one main tank battalion and one armoured reconnaissance battalion.
Title. Commander Kenya Army. Lieutenant General Peter Mbogo Njiru, is a Kenyan military officer, who serves as the Commander, Kenya Army, since July 2022. The Kenya Army is a service branch of the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF). Before his present assignment, General Njiru was the commander of the Kenya Joint Command and Staff College, at the rank ...
The Kenya Army Infantry service uniform. The units of the Kenya Army Infantry are the principal fighting arms of the Kenya Army.The primary mission of the Infantry formations is to fight and win land battles within area of operational responsibilities in the defence of the nation against land – based aggression, while the secondary mission is the provision of aid and support to civil ...