A total of 90 soldiers drawn from the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) and 16 other countries in Africa on Thursday, June 5, 2025, graduated in Kenya.
The graduation ceremony for Senior Joint Command and Staff Course 40 of 2024/25, which was held at the Joint Command and Staff College (JCSC) in Karen, Nairobi, was presided over by Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Defence Soipan Tuya.
The event marked 40 years since its establishment.
Speaking during the ceremony, CS Tuya hailed the graduates as part of a lasting legacy, where JCSC has remained steadfast to its mission while adapting to evolving global threats and embracing innovation.
She noted that completion of the course marks an exceptional milestone for the officers’ professional journey.
“The Command and Staff Course is a transformative programme, the crucible where leadership is tested, refined, and shaped. It identifies those officers destined for high command and complex staff responsibilities, and if done right, as this college has done consistently, the result is a cadre of capable, strategic, and ethical leaders ready to serve their nations,” she said.
The graduating cohort comprised 90 officers of the ranks of lieutenant colonel and major, 69 from KDF and 21 from allied countries, namely Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Ethiopia, Malawi, Namibia, Nepal, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.
Tuya presented all graduates with certificates and recognised outstanding course participants, who included Major Caroline Mururu (Kenya Army) – Best Overall, Major Kengo Mrisa (Kenya Army) and Major Jairus Luane (Kenya Air Force) – joint Second Best Overall, Lieutenant Colonel Atersaw Wudu (Ethiopia National Defence Force) – Best Allied Student, Major Kengo Mrisa (Kenya Army) – Best Peer rated, Major Paul Wairagu (Kenya Army) – Best in Commandant’s Service Paper, Major Geoffrey Mosol (Kenya Army) – Best in Postgraduate Diploma, and Major Robert Bamuhoro (Uganda People’s Defence Force) – Best in Ordinary Diploma.
JCSC is a tri-service college of National Defence University – Kenya (NDU-K) where tactical-level commanders and staff officers are trained.
Since its inception in 1984, the college has conducted 101 courses, 40 of them being Senior Joint Command and Staff courses.
