Senators have condemned the bribery allegations that have dogged the ongoing military recruitment exercise. Kenya Defense Forces are recruiting various cadres of officers in their countrywide recruitment drive that started last month. But the lawmakers say the exercise has been riddled with corruption and bribery claims, with recruitment officers said to be demanding kickback of up to Sh700,000. “There are claims of corruption in recruitment exercise on a daily basis,” Narok senator Ledama Olekina said. “The allegations are that the recruitment officers are demanding hefty kickbacks up to the tune of 700,000 to enlist recruits into the military,” the senator said as he sought the house’s intervention to end the vice.

Source: The Star February 17, 2021 15:47 UTC