Wounded KDF heroes left in the cold back home to fight new battles

Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers, who braved bullets, explosions, and ambushes and got injured in battle are now standing alone — abandoned — after suffering injuries on the frontline. 

More than 350 KDF personnel, once among the 4,000 who braved the battlegrounds of Somalia — risking their lives and future for their country — now find themselves forgotten. Sinking deeper into despair dying, they feel forsaken by the institution they trusted for protection and served with zeal, even as they once raised the Kenyan flag high.

The Saturday Standard met and spoke to seven injured servicemen and families of five others now tending to their once strong but now broken sons. Aware of strict military codes that guide their professional life and even after service, we have decided not to reveal their names and their families