Tens of youths who had turned up for KDF recruitment exercise at Ntunene, Igembe North on Tuesday were turned away for chewing miraa.
Senior recruiting officer LT Col Stephen Kiago said most of them had serious dental problems.
"Most candidates turned up with fewer teeth. I think we can attribute this to chewing of miraa or the environment. Some were missing back teeth," he said.
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Kiago said the recruits from the three divisions Laare, Mutuati and Ntulele had serious teeth discoloration.
He added that
centres in Igembe had lowest qualification grades compared to others.
"We were taking candidates with a mean grade of D and above. Those who have higher grades and qualify to apply as cadets we have advised them accordingly,"
Kiago said.
Kiago
said they recruited one slot for Kenya Airforce, one for Kenya Navy and six Kenya army.
There was no single slot for women.
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