The Bachelor of Military Science degree seeks to contribute towards the professional training of Military officers through broadening scope of understanding and shaping skills in operational functionality on issues that affect the security of Kenya. To this extent, the programme comprises of a carefully selected mix of mutually supporting military and academic courses. The programme is guided by the dictum that war is fought and won not with military hardware, but with intelligence and dexterity.
The Kenya Armed Forces has developed and expanded its service to various sectors of the Kenyan economy continuously since independence. However, in order to improve its performance towards fulfilling this mandate, it is important that the Armed Forces invests more resources in Training its Officers. In addition, a need has been identified to train Officers at the degree level in order to improve their performance and the overall efficiency and effectiveness in delivery of Military service in Kenya. The degree programme will include both the professional aspects of the military service and related academic disciplines.