General Samson Mwathethe has been appointed Kenya’s new Chief of Defence Forces following the planned retirement of General Julius Karangi.
President Uhuru Kenyatta, who is also the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, has also appointed Lt-Gen Joseph Kasaon as the Vice CDF and Lt-Gen Leonard M Ngondi new Kenya Army commander.
“On the advice of the National Defence Council (NDC), I have promoted Lieutenant-General Samson Mwathethe to General and appointed him Chief of Defence Forces-Designate,” said the President in a statement.
“Further, I have appointed Lieutenant-General Joseph K. Kasaon as the vice chief of Defence Forces-Designate. I have also promoted Major-General Leonard Ngondi to Lieutenant-General and appointed him Kenya Army Commander-Designate.”
Following the announcement, Dr Karangi is expected to handover to Gen Mwathethe in the coming week.
“General Dr Karangi will commence the handover process starting next week pending retirement as Chief of Defence Forces after more than four decades of distinguished service.”
The President also announced a reorganisation of government with the following changes:
the creation of a new Ministry of Water and Irrigation Services, with Mr Eugene Wamalwa, a former Justice minister, nominated as the Cabinet Secretary.
the appointment of Mr Nzioka Waita, currently the Corporate Affairs Director at Safaricom, as Secretary of Delivery in the Executive Office of the President. Waita, 39, is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya of 13 years standing. He is a graduate of Law (LLB) from the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom.
the nomination of Ambassador Monica Juma for the position of Secretary to the Cabinet previously held by Mr Francis Kimemia. Amb Juma was previously the Principal Secretary, Department of Interior, Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government.
and the retirement of Major-General Gordon Kihalangwa, nominee for the position of Principal Secretary, Department of Interior, Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government. Major-General (Rtd) Kihalangwa, a former head of Military Police, has been promoted from Director of Immigration, a post to which he was appointed last year, to replace Amb Juma.
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