{"id":35002,"date":"2024-05-03T09:04:05","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T09:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2024\/05\/03\/uphold-kdfs-stellar-reputation-president-ruto-tells-new-command\/"},"modified":"2024-05-03T09:04:05","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T09:04:05","slug":"uphold-kdfs-stellar-reputation-president-ruto-tells-new-command","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/uphold-kdfs-stellar-reputation-president-ruto-tells-new-command\/","title":{"rendered":"Uphold KDF\u2019s stellar reputation, President Ruto tells new command"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya, May 3 \u2013 President William Ruto has asked the newly appointed top command of the Kenya Defence Forces to uphold the institution\u2019s integrity and professionalism.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The President said KDF has a rich history of unwavering dedication, commitment and discipline that have positioned Kenya in a very positive manner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur KDF has a history of professionalism, loyalty and commitment. I exhort you to live up to that history,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>President Ruto made the remarks during the swearing-in ceremony of the newly appointed Chief of the Defence Forces, General Charles Kahariri, and other generals at State House Nairobi.<\/p>\n<p>Also sworn in were Lt-General John Omenda (Vice Chief of the Defence Forces), Major General Fatima Ahmed (Kenya Air Force Commander) and Major-General Paul Otieno (Kenya Navy Commander).<\/p>\n<p>The President said the new team should serve the country and people devoid of tribal and ethnic inclinations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have my support and the goodwill of the people of Kenya,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He also asked them to be firm, but fair when dealing with their juniors.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the flooding challenges the country faces, President Ruto said the government is mobilising the KDF to lead a multi-agency effort aimed at mitigating the impact of floods as a result of climate change.<\/p>\n<p>He said KDF\u2019s capabilities are essential to the success of the operation.<\/p>\n<p>Present were Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale, among others.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya, May 3 \u2013 President William Ruto has asked the newly appointed top command of the Kenya Defence Forces to uphold the institution\u2019s integrity and professionalism. The President said KDF has a rich history of unwavering dedication, commitment and discipline that have positioned Kenya in a very positive manner. \u201cOur KDF has a history [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35002"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35002\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}