Vice Chief of Defence Forces Charles Kahariri promoted to chief rank.

Vice Chief of Defence Forces (VCDF) Lt Gen Charles Muriu Kahariri has been promoted to the rank of general and named the Chief Defence Forces.

He now replaces his boss Gen Francis Ogolla who died in a chopper crash on the 18th of April.

Kenya Airforce commander Maj Gen John Omenda was promoted and named the VCDF.

Maj Gen Fatuma Ahmed was named the commander of Kenya Airforce to succeed Maj Gen Omenda. She had been at the National Defence College where she was a senior Directing Staff Air.

This follows a meeting of the Defense Council under the chairmanship of Defence Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale.

For Gen Kahariri it was a stroke of luck.

This is because based on the past trend where all military commanders had to have served as service commanders, he did not.

He never served as a service commander.

He once served as the deputy commander Kenya Navy and was later promoted and posted to a defence college.

For regional balancing, Paul Otieno, Managing Director for Kenya Shipyards Limited was named the commander of Kenya Navy replacing Maj Gen Thomas Nganga who had served in the position for a month.

Maj Gen Nganga was moved to the National Defence University and appointed the Vice Chancellor of administration and finance.

Brig Peter Githinji was promoted to Maj Gen and named senior directing staff at the National Defence College.

Brig George Okumu was promoted to Maj Gen and named the Managing Director of Kenya Ordinance Factories Corporation and Food Processing Factory while Brig Samuel Kipkorir was appointed the deputy commander of Kenya Air Force.

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