Chief of Defence Forces Samson Mwathethe’s term expires this month after serving four years. Mwathethe is a naval officer and is supposed to be replaced by his deputy Lit. The KDF Act states that the Chief of Defence, his vice and service Commanders to serve a single term of four years or retire upon the attaining of the mandatory retirement age. He replaced Julis Karangi from Kenya Airfoce and the next CDF should be the senior most Kenya Army officer – Kimbochi. Mwathethe has held various command appointments such as Vice Chief of the Defence Forces, Navy Commander, Deputy Navy Commander and Navy logistics Commander.

Source: The Star April 14, 2019 09:45 UTC