Allegiance Kenya | Name Julius Karangi Rank General officer | |
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Service/branch Kenya Air ForceKenya Defence Forces Commands held Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces (CDF)Vice Chief of Defence ForcesCommander of the Kenya Air Force Awards Elder of the Order of the Golden Heart of KenyaChief of the Order of the Burning SpearLegion of Merit | ||
Years of service 1973-May 4th 2015 |
Gen. Karangi Head Of Military
Julius Waweru Karangi is a retired General of the Kenya Defense Forces. Until May 4th 2015 he was the Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces (CDF). The Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces (CDF) is the highest-ranking military officer in the Kenya Defence Forces and the principal military adviser to the President of the Republic of Kenya and the National Security Council.
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Military career

Julius Karangi joined the Kenya Air Force in 1973. He went on to train as a Cadet in the UK whereby he was commissioned as an officer in 1974. After getting qualified as a Flight Navigator in October 1975, he was posted to the Flying Wing Kenya Air Force working as a Navigator.

Chief of the Defence Force

On 13 July 2011 he was promoted to the rank of General and appointed the new Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces (CDF) ,a post he held until his retirement from military service on May 4th 2015.
Honours and awards

General Karangi has received the Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya, the Order of the Burning Spear as well as the Legion of Merit.