Search option is now available at TUKO! Feel free to search the content on topics/people you enjoy reading about in the top right corner ;)
The Kenya Defence Forces has eliminated calling letters from its December 2026 recruitment process, replacing them with biometric verification in a move designed to shut down a long-running market for fraudulent documents.
The Ministry of Defence confirmed the change in a public notice dated November 12, 2026.
Under the new system, a candidate's identity will be verified through biometric data at the point of recruitment and again upon reporting for training.
KDF introduces new verification method for December recruitment, removes call letters
Search option is now available at TUKO! Feel free to search the content on topics/people you enjoy reading about in the top right corner ;)
Applications for General Service Officer cadets, specialist officers, and tradesmen and women must be submitted through the Ministry's online portal at recruit.mod.go.ke by December 12, 2026.
General duty recruits will be assessed physically at 427 centres across the country between December 14 and December 28.
Calling letters had long served as a tool for exploitation in Kenya's public recruitment processes.
Because the documents appeared to guarantee access to training, brokers found a ready market among families eager to secure positions for their children.
