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Kenya Defence Forces warns against bribery as recruitment starts

A Senior Army officer metes one of the prospective candidates for recruitment at Chaka Stadium in Kieni East, Nyeri County, Sep. 14, 2015. (PHOTO: MOSE SAMMY/STANDARD)

The national military recruitment drive started yesterday with revelations that Kenyans had since 2009 been conned Sh52 million by people who lied they would help them have their kin recruited.

Department of Defence headquarters said the exercise will run for the next 30 days in all 272 district headquarters and they are targetting more than 2,500 general service personnel.

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