Kenyan military officer (born 1951)
Julius Waweru Karangi (born 28 April 1951) is a retired Kenyan military officer who was Chief of the General Staff of the Kenya Defence Forces from 2011 until 2015.[2]
Military career
Julius Karangi joined the Kenya Air Force in 1973. He trained as a cadet in the United Kingdom and was commissioned as an officer in 1974. He qualified as a flight navigator in October 1975 and was assigned to the Flying Wing of the Kenya Air Force.[3]
- 1995 – Commander of Moi Air Base
- 1997 – Commander of the Kenya Air Force Logistics Command
- 1998 – Chief of Procurement of the Kenya Defence Forces
- 1999 – Head of training, doctrine and procurement at the office of the Assistant Chief of Defence Forces[3]
- 2000 – Commandant of the Defence Staff College
- 2003 – Commander of the Kenya Air Force
- 2005 – Vice Chief of Defence Forces[3]
- 2011 – Chief of the General Staff
- 2015 – Retirement[3]
Honours and awards
General Karangi received the Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya,[4] the Order of the Burning Spear and the Legion of Merit.[5]
References
| Military offices
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| Preceded by Maj Gen Simon Kiplimo Muttai
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Commander of the Kenyan Air Force
2003–2005
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Succeeded by Maj Gen Harold M Tangai
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| Preceded by position created under the new constitution of Kenya
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Chief of the Defence Forces
2011–2015
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Succeeded by
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