RECRUITS HANDED OVER TO DFRTS
On 21st November 2025, at the Defence Forces Recruits Training School (DFRTS) Parade Square, a significant milestone was marked with the official handover of Recruits Cohort 01/25 to the Commandant
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RECRUITS REPORT AT DFRTS
The Defence Forces Recruit Training School (DFRTS) today marked a significant milestone as it officially received recruits for Cohort 01/25 in an event that was presided over by Brigadier Alphonce
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VCDF TOURS KIKUYU CENTRE AS NATIONWIDE KDF RECRUITMENT FOR GENERAL DUTY RECRUITS CONCLUDES
The nationwide Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) recruitment exercise officially concluded today, 25th October 2025, with the Vice Chief of the Defence Forces (VCDF), Lieutenant General John Omenda, touring the Kikuyu
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VCDF LEADS 70TH KOFC BOARD MEETING
The Kenya Ordnance Factories Corporation (KOFC) held its 70th Board of Directors Meeting on 14–15 August 2025 at its headquarters in Eldoret, with Vice Chief of Defence Forces (VCDF) Lieutenant
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A JOYFUL HOMECOMING: QUADRUPLETS AND FAMILY HEAD HOME
On May 13, 2025, KDF soldier Ssgt Stanley Koech and his wife, Judith, were discharged from Eldoret Regional Hospital (ERH) following the safe delivery of their quadruplets—one boy and three
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DFRTS TREE PLANTING INITIATIVE: A COMMITMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
The Defence Forces Recruit Training School (DFRTS), under the leadership of the Commandant, Brig J K Kipya on 09 May 2025 conducted a large-scale tree planting exercise in line with
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BISHOP VISITS DFRTS
Rt. Rev. Wallace Ng’ang’a, Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of Kenya, made a pastoral visit to the Kenya Defence Forces Recruits Training School (DFRTS) on April 12-13, 2025. The visit
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DFRTS HOSTS ELDORET REGION WELFARE SEMINAR
Defence Forces Recruits Training School (DFRTS) hosted a one-day welfare seminar for Eldoret region based units. The seminar was officially opened by the Comdt DFRTS, Brig John Kipya. The participants
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ENHANCING HEALTHCARE FOR KDF PERSONNEL: DEFMIS TRUST DEED REVIEW MEETING
Commandant Defence Forces Recruits Training School, Brigadier John Kipya, accompanied by Board of Officers constituted to collect views on the Defence Forces Medical Insurance Scheme (DEFMIS) Trust Deed Review, visited
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15 KR VISIT TO WO1 (RTD) HAMUD ABDALLA SAID
The 15 Kenya Rifles (15 KR), led by the Unit Commanding Officer (CO) Lieutenant Colonel Japhet Lairumbi, visited retired Army Sergeant Major (ASM) Warrant Officer Class 1 (WO1) Hamud Abdalla
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