Editing Kenya Defence Forces (section)

===Kibaki Administration===
In the aftermath of the national elections of December 2007 and the violence that subsequently engulfed the country, a commission of inquiry, the [[Waki Commission]], commended its readiness and adjudged it to "have performed its duty well."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eastandard.net/downloads/Waki_Report.pdf |title=Microsoft Word - ~8860467.doc |access-date=10 July 2017 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220154028/http://www.eastandard.net/downloads/Waki_Report.pdf |archive-date=20 December 2008 }}</ref> Nevertheless, there have been serious allegations of human rights violations, most recently while conducting counter-insurgency operations in the [[Mt Elgon]] area<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.knchr.org/dmdocuments/Mt%20Elgon%20.PDF |title=MT. ELGON: POLICE ACTION IS AN AFFRONT TO THE, POWERS AND MANDATE OF KNCHR, A VIOLATION OF THE LAW AND AN ATTEMPT TO COVER UP THE TORTURE IN MT. ELGON |access-date=10 July 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214072227/http://www.knchr.org/dmdocuments/Mt%20Elgon%20.PDF |archive-date=14 February 2012 }}</ref> and also in the district of [[Mandera]] central.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/486206/-/view/printVersion/-/15cwkg8/-/index.html |title=Security men accused of torture and rape – Daily Nation |website=Nation.co.ke |date=1 November 2008 |access-date=10 July 2017 |archive-date=3 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703143833/http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/486206/-/view/printVersion/-/15cwkg8/-/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In October 2011, following a weekend preparatory meeting between Kenyan and Somali military officials in the town of [[Dhobley (Lower Juba Region)|Dhobley]],<ref name="Npklois">{{cite news|title=Kenya launches offensive in Somalia|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/10/16/kenya-launches-offensive-in-somalia/|access-date=2 May 2015|agency=Reuters|date=16 October 2011}}</ref> Kenya Army units crossed the border to begin [[Operation Linda Nchi]] attacking the [[Al-Shabaab (militant group)|Al-Shabaab]] insurgents in southern [[Somalia]].<ref name="Jointc">{{cite web|title=Joint Communique&nbsp;– Operation Linda Nchi |url=http://kenyahighcomtz.org/?action=event-read-more.html&id=1 |publisher=Kenya High Commission, Tanzania |access-date=25 September 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014180600/http://kenyahighcomtz.org/?action=event-read-more.html&id=1 |archive-date=14 October 2013 }}</ref> Kenya had coordinated with the transitional government in Mogadishu, and with the Somali militias in the border areas, but the drive on Kismayu was run by the KDF. In early June 2012, Kenyan forces were formally integrated into [[AMISOM]].<ref name="Gkdmaaaism">{{cite news|title=Kenya: Defense Minister appointed as acting Internal Security Minister |url=http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/Kenya_Defense_Minister_appointed_as_acting_Internal_Security_Minister.shtml |access-date=20 June 2012 |newspaper=Garowe Online |date=19 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121130165830/http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/Kenya_Defense_Minister_appointed_as_acting_Internal_Security_Minister.shtml |archive-date=30 November 2012 }}</ref>

As of August 2012 Major General Maurice Oyugi was the army vice commander.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/africa_center/7894599374/in/set-72157631322115556/ |title=Major General Maurice Otieno Oyugi & Colonel Hesbon Malwey… |publisher=[[Flickr]] |date=29 August 2012 |access-date=10 July 2017}}</ref>