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Commander, Kenya Army
The Commander, Kenya Army is the chief and highest-ranking officer of the Kenya Army The current commander is Lieutenant general Peter Mbogo Njiru.
| Commander, Kenya Army | |
|---|---|
Flag of Kenya Army | |
| Kenya Army | |
| Reports to | Chief of Defence Forces |
| Appointer | the President |
| Formation | 12 December 1963 |
| First holder | Ian Freeland |
| Deputy | Deputy Army Commander |
List of officeholders
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| 1 | Major General Sir Ian Freeland (1912–1979) | 12 December 1963 | 30 April 1964 | 140 days | [1][2] [3] | |
| 2 | Brigadier A. J. Hardy | 1 May 1964 | 30 November 1966 | 2 years, 213 days | [4][3] | |
| 3 | Brigadier Joseph Musyimi Lele Ndolo | 1 December 1966 | 31 May 1969 | 2 years, 181 days | [5][3] | |
| 4 | Major General Jackson Mulinge (1924–2014) | 1 June 1969 | 22 November 1978 | 9 years, 144 days | [6][7] [3] | |
| 5 | Major General Joseph Kathuka Nzioka | 1 December 1978 | 12 December 1979 | 1 year, 11 days | [3] | |
| 6 | Major General John Malan Sawe | 13 December 1979 | 2 January 1981 | 1 year, 20 days | [3][8] | |
| 7 | Major General Mahamoud Mohamed | 3 January 1981 | 14 December 1981 | 346 days | [3] | |
| 8 | Lieutenant General John M. Sawe | 15 December 1981 | 27 February 1986 | 4 years, 74 days | [3] | |
| 9 | Lieutenant General James Lelasian Lengees | 28 February 1986 | 30 November 1993 | 7 years, 275 days | [3][9] | |
| 10 | Lieutenant General Daniel Rerimoi Chepkonga Tonje | 1 December 1993 | 22 June 1994 | 203 days | [3][10] | |
| 11 | Lieutenant General Augustine K. Cheruiyot | 28 June 1994 | 7 June 1998 | 3 years, 344 days | [3] | |
| 12 | Lieutenant General Adan Abdullahi | 9 June 1998 | 30 November 2000 | 2 years, 174 days | [3] | |
| 13 | Lieutenant General Lazarus K. Sumbeiywo | 1 December 2000 | 28 February 2003 | 2 years, 89 days | [3] | |
| 14 | Lieutenant General Jeremiah Kianga EGH, CBS, ndc (K), cgsc (USA) | 1 March 2003 | 10 August 2005 | 2 years, 162 days | [3] | |
| 15 | Lieutenant General Augostino Stephen Karanu Njoroge MGH, CBS, ndc (K), psc | 10 August 2005 | 5 December 2008 | 3 years, 117 days | [3] | |
| 16 | Lieutenant General Jackson Kiprono Tuwei | 5 December 2008 | 30 November 2010 | 1 year, 360 days | [3][11] | |
| 17 | Lieutenant General Njuki Mwaniki MGH, CBS, OGW, ndc (K), psc | 30 November 2010 | 13 July 2011 | 225 days | [11][12] | |
| 18 | Lieutenant General Joseph Kiptoo Kasaon MGH, CBS, DCO, ndc (K), psc, cgsc (USA) (born 1958) | 13 July 2011 | 17 April 2015 | 3 years, 278 days | [3][12] | |
| 19 | Lieutenant General Leonard Muriuki Ngondi MGH, CBS, OGW, ndc (K), psc (born 1959) | 17 April 2015 | 22 September 2016 | 1 year, 158 days | [3] | |
| 20 | Lieutenant General Robert Kariuki Kibochi EGH, CBS, ndc (K), psc (born 1959) | 22 September 2016 | 13 July 2018 | 1 year, 294 days | [3][13] | |
| 21 | Lieutenant General Walter Koipaton Raria MGH, CBS, OGW, ndc (K), psc | 13 July 2018 | 20 July 2022 | 4 years, 7 days | [14] | |
| 22 | Lieutenant General Peter Mbogo Njiru MGH, CBS ‘rcds’ (UK) ‘psc’ (K) | 20 July 2022 | Incumbent | 283 days | [15] | |
References
- ^ "No. 43173". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 November 1963. p. 9901.
- ^ "No. 43598". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 March 1965. p. 2619.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Army.
- ^ Poppy Cullen (2017). "Operation Binnacle: British plans for military intervention against a 1965 coup in Kenya". The International History Review. 39 (5).
- ^ Hornsby, Charles (2012). Kenya: A History Since Independence. London/New York: I. B. Tauris. p. 180. ISBN 978-1-84885-886-2.
- ^ Opande 2019, p. 67.
- ^ Kenya Yearbook 2010
- ^ Daniel Opande (2019). In Pursuit of Peace in Africa. East African Educational Publishers. p. 77. ISBN 978-9966564313.
- ^ . www.nation.co.ke. Archived from the original on 2017-12-19.
- ^ Kenya Yearbook 2010, pp432.
- ^ a b Ombati 2010.
- ^ a b Momanyi 2011.
- ^ PSCU 2016.
- ^ Munda 2018.
- ^ Okubasu, Derrick (20 July 2022). "Uhuru Picks His Former ADC Peter Mbogo Njiru to Head Kenya Army". kenyans.co.ke. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- "Kenya Army Past Commanders". ka.mod.go.ke. Ministry of Defence – Kenya. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- Ombati, Cyrus (30 November 2010). "New army chief promises to uphold professionalism". standardmedia.co.ke. The Standard. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- Sarles, Harry (25 April 2013). "CGSC inducts new International Hall of Fame members". army.mil. US Army. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- PSCU (22 September 2016). "Lt. General Robert Kibochi Sworn In As Army Commander". capitalfm.co.ke. Capital News. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- Munda, Cliff (September 2018). "Kenya Army Gets New Commander". Nairobi: Hivisasa.com. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- Momanyi, Bernard (14 July 2011). "Kenya Gets A New Military Boss". capitalfm.co.ke. Capital News. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- Kenya Yearbook 2010, pp430
- https://intelligencebriefs.com/tag/kenya-army-command/