Nairobi MPs threaten to halt KDF recruitment over clustering dispute

Nairobi MPs, led by Senator Edwin Sifuna, address the media at Red Cross Media Center on KDF recruitment, urging Defence CS to hold the process at sub-county levels over concerns of irregularities. September 24, 2025 [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Nairobi MPs have faulted Defence Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya over what they termed ‘vastly unfair’ clustering of the upcoming Kenya Defence Forces recruitment, even as they threatened to censure her.

Led by Senator Edwin Sifuna, the six Nairobi MPs including, Beatrice Elachi (Dagoreti North) Mark Mwenje (Embakasi West), Felix Odiwuor aka Jalango (Langata) Julius Mawathe (Embakasi South) and Amos Mwago (Starehe), yesterday threatened to seek legal redress over the recruitment, saying the county should be treated as the 46 others, where it should be held in the sub-county level.