President William Ruto has promoted Lieutenant General Francis Omondi Ogolla to the rank of General and appointed him Chief of the Defence Forces (CDF).
The Ministry of Defence in a statement on Friday, April 28 stated that General Ogolla will take over from General Francis Kibochi whose tenure has come to an end.
“His Excellency Dr. William Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya, and Commander- in-Chief of the Defence Forces, pursuant to Section 9 (2), (a) of the Kenya Defence Forces Act, has today promoted Lieutenant General Francis Omondi Ogolla to the rank of General and appointed him Chief of the Defence Forces (CDF). Prior to this appointment General Francis Omondi Ogolla was the Vice Chief of the Defence Forces.
“General Francis Omondi Ogolla replaces General Robert Kariuki Kibochi whose term of service has honourably come to an end after 44 years of illustrious military career,” the statement read in part.
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President Ruto at the same time appointed Lieutenant General Jonah Mwangi as the Vice Chief of the Defence Forces (VCDF).
Mwangi who previously served as the Vice-Chancellor, of National Defence University-Kenya will be replaced by Major General Said Farah.
The Head of State promoted Brigadier David Kipkemboi Keter to Major General and appointed Assistant Chief of the Defence Forces Personnel and Logistics (ACDF P&L).
Brigadier Stephen Mutuku was promoted to Major General and appointed Senior Directing Staff (Army) National Defence College while Brigadier John Maison Nkoimo was promoted to the Major General rank and will be the commandant of the Joint Command Staff College (JCSC).
President Ruto also Promoted Brigadier Abdulkadir Mohammed Burje and Brigadier Paul Owuor Otieno to the General rank and appointed them as Director Military Intelligence (DMI) and Managing Director Kenya Shipyards Limited respectively.
