KENYA MILITARY ACADEMY

Academy is a college of the National Defence University-Kenya (NDU-K). It is a Premier institution for basic foundational military Officer training and intellectual development. The Academy is responsible for training Cadets for commissioning as Officers. In the NDU-K programme, the course content will lead to a Cadet attainment of Bachelors of Science in Defence & Security Studies upon successful graduation.

Academy is a Centre of Excellence, charged with the mandate of providing value based foundational military leadership or officer training, education and inspiration to selected Kenyan and allied Cadets, to attain excellence in the profession of arms.

To be a centre of excellence for foundational military officer training and education.

To provide foundational officer training, intellectual and character development to cadets in order to prepare them for Leadership, Command, and Inspiration to attain professional military.

Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honour, Integrity, and Personal Courage.

In order to achieve its Mission, the Academy is organized into Academy Headquarters, Officer Cadet School, Faculty of Academic Studies, Department of Research, Standards, Character Development, Centre of Excellence in Coaching and Mentorship and Academy Admin wing.

Cadet training is focused to harness and integrate all Kenya Defence Force’s Conceptual or Intellectual Component which provides the knowledge to fight, the Physical Component which provides the means to fight; and the Moral Component which provides the will to fight in the pursuit of professional excellence for success in the battle field.