By Bob Aston
During the exercise Sipili division
residents were turned away as KDF group claimed that they are from Ng’arua
which falls under Nyahururu. Incidentally the previous day some Sipili
residents had gone to attend the recruitment in Nyahururu but they were turned
away and told to wait for the recruitment in Rumuruti.
The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF)
recruiting teams consisting of the Kenya Army, Kenya Air Force, Kenya Navy and
the Defence Forces Constabulary visited Rumuruti on October 1, 2013 to recruit
Service members and Defence Forces Constabularies. The exercise was held at
Rumuruti football stadium. Potential candidates were required to bring with
them current original national identity cards and academic
certificates/testimonials.
KDF recruitment exercise during a past event |
Most residents who hail from Sipili
said that they have always been attending recruitment drives at Rumuruti but
this time round they were turned away as they were told their ID should
indicate Ol-Moran and not Ng’arua. Sipili division was initially carved out
from the larger Ng’arua division. Most of those living in Sipili have their
national identity cards indicating that they are living in Ng’arua division.
Only those who have taken identity cards recently have their identity cards
indicating Sipili division.
Dejected Sipili residents who had
turned up for the exercise were reduced to spectators as they watched the
ongoing exercise from a distance. Most of them had left Sipili very early in
the morning to attend the recruitment exercise.
During the recruitment drive KDF team
informed all potential candidates reporting to the recruitment centres that
they should come from the divisions of their respective counties. The
candidates were taken through a vigorous process which started with a running competition.
Candidates who made it though the race were then taken though another process
which involved verification of their citizenship, age group, education
qualification, fitness level and whether they have any criminal record.
The recruitment exercise finally ended
at 5:00 pm.At the conclusion of the exercise five (5) male and one (1) female
were picked to represent Laikipia West district.
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