KENYA DEFENCE FORCE (KDF) RECRUITMENT MOVES TO KWALE COUNTY

By EMMANUEL BOAZ There was a large turnout at the kwale high school grounds where the Kenya Defense Force (KDF) was conducting recruitment yesterday. Joblessness and idleness of the youth in this county caused the large turn up said Hassan Magoti a participant in the exercise. Lt Col Dk Njema who is in charge of the recruitment that started in Msambweni said that Matters of inconsistencies of names in the identity cards caused many recruits to lose a chance because their names in ID cards never marched those in the birth certificate. Three women managed to have a ticket into out of the thirteen that were participated in the exercise. Mwanaisha Fikirini and Mealii Ndaro took the first and second position consecutively. “It was hard because I was firsting and I had not practiced too, but the exercise was conducted competently,” said Binti Rashid one of the recruits that participated. The recruitment in Kwale, seen as the stronghold of secessionist Mombasa Republican Council, passed off without any incident. Armed soldiers stood guard as the potential recruits were taken through physical exercises and other medical checks. Some 2,200 service men and women, 150 cadets and 25 specialists will join the KDF by the end of the month long recruitment across the country. “The public should rectify their documents and they should also avoid having initials in their registration letters in order to manage a chance in the recruitment,” urgedLt Col DK. Njema. Tomorrow the recruitment will be conducted in Kinango.