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By AFP
02 May 2024 | 3:24 p.m.
Kenyan President William Ruto connected Thursday named Charles Muriu Kahariri arsenic defence main aft the decease of his predecessor successful a chopper crash.
President of Kenya William Ruto (C) reacts portion visiting with different elder authorities officials an country afloat of damaged trees, mud and debris carried by h2o pursuing flash floods and landslides successful Mai Mahiu, connected April 30, 2024. – At slightest 48 radical died connected April 29, 2024 erstwhile a dam burst its slope adjacent a municipality successful Kenya’s Rift Valley, President of Kenya William Ruto said connected April 30, 2024. The catastrophe raises the full decease toll implicit the March-May bedewed play successful Kenya to much than 170 arsenic heavier than accustomed rainfall pounds East Africa, compounded by the El Nino upwind pattern. (Photo by LUIS TATO / AFP)
Kenyan President William Ruto connected Thursday named Charles Muriu Kahariri arsenic defence main aft the decease of his predecessor successful a chopper crash.
Kahariri replaces Francis Omondi Ogolla, who was among 10 subject officers killed erstwhile their chopper went down successful a distant country of northwestern Kenya connected April 18.
Kahariri had antecedently served arsenic lawman to Ogolla, 62, who had been Chief of Defence Forces for a twelvemonth and was astir to people 40 years of subject service.
The promotion of Kahariri to the defence main station and the fertile of wide was among respective appointments Ruto announced.
He besides named Major General Fatuma Gaiti Ahmed arsenic commandant of the Kenya Air Force, the archetypal pistillate successful the nation’s past to clasp the position.
She replaces John Mugaravai Omenda who was promoted to Vice Chief of the Defence Forces and the fertile of lieutenant general.
Major General Paul Owuor Otieno was besides named commandant of the Kenya Navy.
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Kenyan President William Ruto connected Thursday named Charles Muriu Kahariri arsenic defence main aft the decease of his predecessor successful a chopper crash.
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