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KDF soldiers received with jubilation by demonstrators along Moi avenue during demonstrations called after a nationwide deadly protest against a controversial Finance Bill 2024 on June 27, 2024. [AFP]
A storm is brewing within the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) after the government moved to deduct lunch allowances directly from soldiers’ payslips in a forced rollout of the Pay-As-You-Eat (PAYE) meal policy.
The policy, communicated in late June and effective from August 1, scraps the long-standing tradition of subsidised mess meals and introduces a digital booking system that many in uniform have resisted.
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