| Truppenstärke - alter militärischer | 18-26 Jahre for male and female voluntary service (under 18 with parental consent), with a 9-year obligation (7 years for Kenyan Navy) and subsequent 3-year reenlistments; applicants must be Kenyan citizens and provide a national identity card (obtained at age 18) and a school-leaving certificate, and undergo a series of mental and physical examinations; women serve under the same terms and conditions as men; mandatory retirement at age 55 but personnel leaving before this age remain in a reserve status until they reach age 55 unless they were removed for disciplinary reasons; there is no active military reserve, although the Ministry of Defence has stated its desire to create one as recently as 2017 (2019) |
| Militärausgaben, Anteil am BIP | 1.3% of GDP (2019) 1.22% of GDP (2018) 1.32% of GDP (2017) 1.32% of GDP (2016) 1.32% of GDP (2015) |
Quelle: CIA World Factbook - Version Dezember 31, 2019
