KDF bids President Uhuru Kenyatta farewell

President Uhuru Kenyatta was on Friday bade farewell by the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) in an elaborate military ceremony held at Ulinzi Sports Complex at Lang’ata Barracks in Nairobi City County.

The retiring Commander-in-Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces, who was accompanied by First Lady Margaret Kenyatta, was entertained and gifted by various KDF formations at the grand farewell ceremony.

In his address to KDF officers, servicemen and their families, President Kenyatta said his administration’s enhanced investment in KDF over the years was meant to grow the military’s capabilities to execute its constitutional mandate.

The President paid glowing tribute to Kenya Defence Forces for their involvement in national development through various key projects such as rehabilitation of railway lines, shipbuilding and similar infrastructural initiatives.

During the farewell Kenyatta also asked KDF soldiers to stand and observe a moment of silence in honour of Queen Elizabeth II, who passed on Thursday aged 96.As a way of bidding farewell to their Commander In Chief, KDF soldiers accorded President Kenyatta his last hurrah as a sign of honour.

At farewell ceremony, President Kenyatta however appeared in a suit, avoiding the his military uniform which he has worn on a number of occasions during his presidency.