The Defence force in the country has said that the nationwide recruitment exercise of Kenya Defence Forces (KDF)will be fair and a corruption-free.
While launching the exercise on Monday at the Defence Headquarters, Vice Chief of the Defence Forces Lieutenant General Franklin Levi Mghalu said that action will be taken against those who will be caught taking part in bribery for recruitment.
Lt. Mghalu said that many Kenyans have in the past fallen prey to unscrupulous conmen masquerading as KDF officers, promising to secure placement in the military.
“Any person purporting to have the influence to recruit any potential candidate or issue a KDF Calling Letter outside of the designated Recruitment Centre will be a conman/woman,” Mghalu said.
He advised Kenyans that bribery and other acts of corruption are against the law.
“Should anyone give a bribe, with the aim of securing a place during this recruitment exercise, they will have themselves to blame. Our wish is to conduct an open, free and fair recruitment exercise.”
According to Defence, 106 cases were reported in the previous recruitment exercise held between November 27 – December 13, 2019.
Of these, 101 cases involved civilians, and five involved the service personnel.
“The 101 cases were arraigned in court and some of them are still ongoing while the service personnel proven to have participated in malpractices were dealt with in accordance with the KDF Act 2012.”
He said that to curb the vice, KDF will continue to collaborate with oversight bodies to ensure that the public is constantly reminded to report conmen and women out to defraud them of their hard-earned money.
Kenyans have also been asked to report any misdeeds or interference in the process to the recruiting team on the ground or the nearest local police station.