Kenya Defence Forces (KDF)

tres impoli wrote:@ countersniper. No not at all. Never had any handles. Simply i was not sure what to post or whether it can measure up to y'all whom i think are way up there. Honestly with the kind of contributions i read from you guys i always ask myself : why is my country not the African Lion and beyond. Your contributions are awesome and make me proud to be kenyan. Ni hayo tu.

Neutral Ground wrote:Felas do you think the IGP came up with this idea or it was already in the works? And if so,
It ,(the Police Production Documentary) being aired now means it has the IGP seal of approval.Me thinks the service need a KDF type Public Information DEPT that is integrated
and sometimes proactive,to mostly remove rumours and explain genuine issues.Note when KDF spokesman issued a wrong image KDF was quick to own up.This builds public trust.
Will the Service live up to the expectations.I think so.What about you?

countersniper wrote:

Neutral Ground wrote:Felas do you think the IGP came up with this idea or it was already in the works? And if so,
It ,(the Police Production Documentary) being aired now means it has the IGP seal of approval.Me thinks the service need a KDF type Public Information DEPT that is integrated
and sometimes proactive,to mostly remove rumours and explain genuine issues.Note when KDF spokesman issued a wrong image KDF was quick to own up.This builds public trust.
Will the Service live up to the expectations.I think so.What about you?

if you ask me... the old police ranking system from low police constable to top ranked commissioner of police was good for our needs and only needed tweaking in operational needs and service delivery instead of wiping out several ranks by bringing in this new inspector general system which threatens over 1200 men/women who have worked all their lives to reach where they are.

can you imagine they plan to do away with such posts as commandants of such specialised formations like GSU,AIRPORTS POLICE UNIT,ANTI TERROR POLICE, STOCK THEFT UNITS, RAILWAYS POLICE ETC..
http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Police-bosses-at-risk-of-losing-jobs/-/1056/1653380/-/q2ec18/-/index.html

...20th Paras Bait a fully functional facet of the KDF= where does it fit
between the 30th and the 40th? Hehehe! Progression in size and purpose -
Squad, Platoon, Coy, Batt, Regiment, Brigade, Division, Corps.

ole Nkarei wrote:

@Batian - I shared your Malian opinion with colleagues with predictable results. I was reminded that - 1. Extremism feeds of itself and no form of extremism exists in isolation and without an equal and opposing narrow-minded force. Paletinian Extremism is a true child of Jewish extremism. The Two George Bushes slaughter upwards of six-hundred thousand Iraqis between them Talibans from American phobia of Soviet Communism. Etc. But of course the story told is colored by the extremist telling the story. It gets so that only the Uniform distinguishes between the Israeli and Hamas, Taliban and American, Soomaliya clan and Soomaliya clan.

The French direct involvement in the CAR fighting is beyond doubts now. Strategy, tactics, equipment. Hell the Chadian Expeditionary Force in the CAR is rendered ineffectual without having fired a single shot! Poor Mother Africa!

jasiri wrote:While i was doing my high altitude aerial recce of this blog and its happenings, certain things happened in the world that i think we would do well to note.

China unveiled it 'indigenous' Jian 15 carrier aircraft (another name for Su 33)
The imperialists deployed patriot missiles to the Turkish border to 'counter' Syrian SSM's, as if Syria would be crazy enough to fire guided projectiles at Turkey
Russia 'sold' Iran the highly accurate hunter-killer Iskander SSM and deployed a flotilla (an ASW destroyer, a landing ship a fleet replenishment ship and a handful of frigates) to Syria
North Korea successfully launches its 'satellite'
China buzzes Diaoyu with a Coast Guard aircraft the Samurais go overboard in the response with 8 F-15's and an AWACS bird to chase away the 'deadly' Y-12 from 'Senkaku'
China declares from 1st January some Migingos off the coast of Phillipines, Malay and a bevy of other weird countries will under Chinese Jurisdiction and as such, shipping will need permission from Chinese maritime authorities to transit.
Annan and his hoard of marauding western puppets pump up the volume on the 'illegitimacy' of certain presidential candidates in Kenya.
The Rwandese are caught pants down shitting in the neighbours farm
SADC approves the deployment of an AMISOM type force to E. DRC
The Malian Force curiously fails to agree on anything while Chad, who by all means are the UPDF of North Central, conveniently get sucked into an out-of-nowhere rebellion in the CAR (funny, where is Kony in all this?)
oh, and Spartan once again does his characteristic 'pop up, shoot, dive' tactic on Ole Nkarei

As this events were happening, not necessarily in the listed order, i realised something. Kenya has it's backside exposed.
In my evaluation of 'the troubles' in relation to the ambitions this country has i conclude we have an armed force woefully inadequate of the task before us. The United States has slowly been backed into a corner and this new desperate America is becoming dangerous to everyone around them. Russia's snarling in Europe is now developing into a ''crouch'' position ready for an attack. China is squeezing the U.S Navy out of the South, East China Seas, Yellow Sea and Gulf of Tonkin. As a super power emerging it is owning its waters the way the U.S owns the Pacific, Atlantic and the Mexican Gulf. The direct result of this is a moody Washington which no longer cares about subtleness but now jumps for the jugular of nations at the slightest hint of kichwa ngumu in relation to its foreign policy.

Back to Kenya.

We have a Vision to industrialise oursleves by 2030. To achieve this, certain nations must be on board. C.A.R, D.R.C, South Sudan, Somalia, Burundi (making up the hard nuts) Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda (the more willing members). This requires allot of strategising on our part because as it already, some senseless wars are breaking out (like this one of CAR). It is as if someone is frustrating us in their larger than life chess game. We need a military that take care of problems at a regional level. Our lack of strategic assets will be our Achilles heel. Risasi once said that future operations will take a regional shape. however, even in a regional setting there must be a leader regardless of whoever owns the rotating chairmanship. Museveni seems to be the guy reading his bones and beads correctly. We have most to gain from East Africa and therefore we have the most to protect in E.A.
The above said, i propose it's time we re-organised our forces starting from the most vital unit going into the future..

The Navy.

Here @Mjeshi could help...a force organised into 2 fleets. One focused on the coast of Mombasa, Tanzania, Mozambique and DRC in the Atlantic, i'll call this the Southern Fleet. Another one focused on the coast of Mombasa, and Somalia (in my estimates the toughest challenge). These 2 fleets should be armed with a mix of 2 LPD's (that between them can transport a battalion of marines (the KRI Makassar is a good example) 4 frigates (fully capable of land attack), 16 corvettes* (littoral capable e.g Cigala Fulgosi, Baynunah), about 8 coastal patrol boats (like the Nyayo and Shujaa class) and about 4 LST's (with a slightly higher displacement than the Tana and Galana). Now with this set up a Submarine force is obviously a neccesity, but since this will be primarily for anti-shipping(which the possibility for a naval war is a bit off), intelligence gathering. . .4 capable subs will be adequate. Between them, two fully mechanised Marine battalions. naturally the army will be resistant to this new powerful navy, therefore a permanent detachment of air calv from the army should be seconded to support amphibious operations.

Air Force,

they have pretty much covered it on the fighter front. What the completely lack, n are very comfy about it, is a lack of strategic air lifters. If we are going to lock down our turf then we need to re-supply troops deployed far from our borders. our current airlift capacity is laughable for a country with this big an ambition. A couple of C-130 class (the Yun 8 looks promising) air assets ought to cover that front. Since going into the future the air operations will primarily be air-ground instead of air-air, a respectable replacement for the F-5's once they reach the end of their usefull life is in order (the F-15's if Multi role will be a huge plus).

As for the army

..hehehe..OLE NKAREI..when i asked about converting the old ladies to heavy IFV's it is because i realised that what we have in this country is primarily a motorised infantry. We pia unajua we cant call the PUMA's APC's, they are MRAP's period! Their role and application is way different from APC's and IFV's. luckily, someone realised this and hence the LAZAR's (beautiful animals this ones). This will go a long way in complementing the WZ 551's. The tank force should also have a major makeover. I personally do not believe the T-72 was a good choice seeing as this tank will be obsolete in the next few years. A powerful and expanded tank force should keep anyone in check. Their air Calv is pretty much well equipped so that's a plus. Field guns and artillery, more punch more mobility more variety in range. Thats all i can say on arty coz i hardly know jack about it.

However all this done, wish should not underestimate the power of soft-force. cross training, bilateral agreements, mutual assistance programs, mutual defence pacts etc. I personally liked what Kibaki did with Burundi, extending military aid to the Burundians. In asmuch as this helps them, it endears us to them and gives us a launching pad into the beehive that is Congo should it come to that. I propose the same for the CAR too. this is a country that is seriously underdeveloped and a shoulder to lean on like Kenya's should be much appreciated. Train their troops in exchange of trade opportunities (and that little detail about a base in CAR) should be more than fair. Angola should be a 'friend' in the Atlantic. We would do well to have them as an ally than a competitor. It shouldn't be that hard to convince Kabila of the need for naval security in the Congo. This is whee the southern fleet's frigates should and corvettes would work their magic. A ready amphibious force that can deploy anywhere in our AOI should keep any cheeky party contained. The primary reason for such a large force of littoral capable corvettes is because the future naval challenge will be securing Lines of Communication from pirates more than foreign warship (even though this too is a reality). A respectable corvette armed with ship to ship missiles and good guns for littoral warfare should be very effective. The frigates will be primarily for when things go south real bad.

If we kid ourselves that the status quo will remain with the current troop levels then we are in for a shock. No country worth it's name wants foreign warships with unknown intentions drifting off its coastline. Ever wondered why Myanmar built a new Capital city?
Haya open to debates and criticism.

MERRY CHRISTMAS men of the blog

countersniper wrote:

Neutral Ground wrote:Felas do you think the IGP came up with this idea or it was already in the works? And if so,
It ,(the Police Production Documentary) being aired now means it has the IGP seal of approval.Me thinks the service need a KDF type Public Information DEPT that is integrated
and sometimes proactive,to mostly remove rumours and explain genuine issues.Note when KDF spokesman issued a wrong image KDF was quick to own up.This builds public trust.
Will the Service live up to the expectations.I think so.What about you?

if you ask me... the old police ranking system from low police constable to top ranked commissioner of police was good for our needs and only needed tweaking in operational needs and service delivery instead of wiping out several ranks by bringing in this new inspector general system which threatens over 1200 men/women who have worked all their lives to reach where they are.

can you imagine they plan to do away with such posts as commandants of such specialised formations like GSU,AIRPORTS POLICE UNIT,ANTI TERROR POLICE, STOCK THEFT UNITS, RAILWAYS POLICE ETC..
http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Police-bosses-at-risk-of-losing-jobs/-/1056/1653380/-/q2ec18/-/index.html

ole Nkarei wrote:@Kepler Euler - Eeiish, man! Go easy on the scalp! Hehehe! You remind of my buddy @Vitruvian right to the wit and diction. Anyway, if I was anymore succulent than that earlier post, I would appear as clothed as a Mustard-bathed frankfurter!

The French have maintained a very effective and widespread fifty-years Tactical signature in Africa by developing a MEF blend of a "muscled" Special Forces-type Concept Air-and-Sea-Portable without the excessive over-provisioning of the American MEF. Whatever "Enables / Expanders" that can not be inserted with the First and/or Secondary Elements of the Quick-Reaction Force are readily on-call for rapid employment from other specialized Units - light Armor, Helio-Gunships, Field Tactical Arty,Intel & Tactical Recon, CAS,etc. Because of a much greater Global Footprint, Sammy integrates as many of these aspects into his MEF as he can get away withb- he can afford to anyway.