Julius Waweru Karangi

Julius Waweru Karangi
Karangi (right) with U.S. Army General Martin Dempsey at the Pentagon
Born	(1951-04-28) 28 April 1951 (age 74) [1] Nyeri, British Kenya
Allegiance	Kenya
Service / branch	Kenya Air Force Kenya Defence Forces
Years of service	1973-2015
Rank	General
Commands	Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces (CDF) Vice Chief of Defence Forces Commander of the Kenya Air Force
Battles / wars	Operation Linda Nchi
Awards	Elder of the Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya Chief of the Order of the Burning Spear Legion of Merit

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

1. "Kenya Defence Chief – General (Dr.) Julius Waweru Karangi; Career Profile". Strategic Intelligence. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
2. Teyie, Andrew (14 July 2011). "Kenya: Karangi is New Military Boss". The Star. allAfrica.com. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
3. "Through the ranks to head defence forces | Capital News". Capitalfm.co.ke. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
4. "General (Dr.) Julius Karangi 'EGH' 'CBS' 'DCO' 'ndc' 'psc'(K)". Kenyan Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
5. "Photo Gallery". Archived from the original on 28 July 2014.

Military offices
Preceded by Maj Gen Simon Kiplimo Muttai	Commander of the Kenyan Air Force 2003–2005	Succeeded by Maj Gen Harold M Tangai
Preceded by position created under the new constitution of Kenya	Chief of the Defence Forces 2011–2015	Succeeded by Samson Mwathethe