KDF On the Spot Over Millions Paid to Ghost Soldiers
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Cash released to fund Kenya Defence Forces(KDF) soldiers fighting Al-Shabab militia for the half-year period through December 2020 fell short of Ksh 8 billion with the audit questioning payment to non-existent soldiers.
This disclosure comes through a leaked audit report by PWC Associates Ltd (Mauritius) which queried the payment of soldiers who had left the mission. This is said to have resulted from weak accountability measures in the payroll which resulted in a possible loss of millions between 2016 and 2018.
The latest exchequer statistics show grants from African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom), funded by European Union (EU) and its partners amounted to Ksh 1.45 billion in the July-December period against a budget goal of nearly Ksh 9.45 billion.
US Targets 3,000 KDF Officers In Ksh438M Project
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The United States through its Europe and Africa Army contingents has unveiled a project valued at Ksh438 million targeting 3,000 Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) officers.
A statement released on Tuesday, March 9, indicated that the project, a Simulator Facility, was launched by Maj. Gen. Andrew M. Rohling, the US Army Southern European Task Force, Africa commander during his recent tour in the country.
The facility is being constructed at Kenya Army School of Infantry in Isiolo and will be expected to provide training to 3,000 KDF officers every year.