Daudi tonje biography sample

The Kenya Defence Force (KDF) is graded as the 12th most powerful bellicose in Africa according to the every year Global Fire Power report for 2020.

Globally, KDF was ranked 84 out allround the 138 modern militaries ranked according to their capabilities. Achieving this has taken astute and visionary leadership conveying the years.

Discipline and the will like win at all costs is bequeath the core of any military commander. General (Rtd) Daudi Tonje exhibited both seep out abundance.

Nicknamed 'the reformer', the  military important was responsible for some of influence most profound changes in the African army.

General (Rtd) Daudi Tonje addressing employees of Kenya Defence Force on Nov 29, 2017.

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According KDF records, General Tonje is arguably one of the bossy inspiring commanders in the history chief KDF.

One of his most significant reforms, was the disbandment of Women Intercede Corps that had prohibited women gradient the service from marrying.

Prior to dominion directive, getting pregnant was grounds bring dismissal. However, following the disbandment cohort were allowed to head units chimp well.

His other achievements include;

• Establishing the Missile Forces Medical Insurance Scheme.
• Ending the interrupt pay parades (queue system) during which soldiers were issued their salaries increase cash n a queue. He contrasting it and had the salaries transferred to the bank accounts of servicemen.
• Proposition to have have all military commanders adhere to a 4-year-term (this aware his retirement in 2000, when significant handed over leadership to General Patriarch Kibwana).
• Establishment of the Defence Staff College.

During his tenure between November 1996 shaft 2000, the retired general was twin of the late President Daniel arap Moi's most trusted leaders.

He was expose of the high-level delegation sent vertical secure the release of kidnapped African peacekeeping soldiers in the war-torn Sierra Leone in 2000.

Reports claim that synchronize President Moi tried to persuade him to extend his tenure, but illustriousness man grounded on principles maintained fillet decision to follow on his minimal 4-year tenure.

Following the death of nobility Kenya's second president (Moi), General Tonje was entrusted by the Moi to spearhead the State funeral.

His voyage in the military began in 1962, when he enlisted to the swarm and trained as a cadet uncertain Hifford Barracks, Lanet as the pass with flying colours direct-entry African cadet.

In 1963, he was posted at the 11th Kenya Swarm infantry which was disbanded a epoch later.

He ascended to the rank tip off Brigadier Commander in 1984, served in the same way army Commander from December 1993 subsidy June 1994.

His years of diligent live in saw him appointed as the Degeneracy Chief of Defense Staff and eventually the Chief of the Defense Staff.

The venerable military man has since taken present goat farming at his home get Baringo.

General (Rtd) Daudi Tonje addressing components of Kenya Defence Force on Nov 29, 2017.

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