President Uhuru Kenyatta presiding over the passing-out parade of Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) recruits at the Recruits Training School in Eldoret, June 9, 2017. [Photo: PSCU]President Uhuru Kenyatta has paid tribute to all the security officers who have fallen in the line of duty and the war against terrorism. He said Kenyans are duty bound to honour the officers drawn from all sections of the country's security organs.The president said Kenyans should remember and comfort the families of all officers who lost their lives in the line of duty to defend Kenyans.“We are called to defend the principles and the way of life for which they died; and we are called, finally, to win the war they so gallantly fought,” he said when he presided over the passing out parade of KDF recruits at the Recruits Training School (RTS) in Eldoret.Uhuru commended the KDF for maintaining high standards of service and for defending the freedoms that make Kenyans proud.He said Kenya would win the war against terrorists because of the freedoms enjoyed by its people including the freedom of religion.“Our freedoms make us better than the enemy. Our freedoms make us stronger than the enemy. That is why we know we will win."He urged the new officers to follow in the footsteps of their predecessors in the security forces who had maintained exemplary standards of patriotism and professionalism.Uhuru said Kenya’s military presence in Somalia had resulted in increased stability in the neighbouring nation and had also limited the ability of terrorists to harm Kenya.“With our allies, we have victories to show. We have degraded the capacity of Al-Shabaab to carry out attacks in Kenya and elsewhere; and our collective efforts have led to the establishment of successive civilian governments in Somalia,” said the president, Friday.

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