Questions surround President Ruto s security plans after he reshuffles the top military jobs for the second time in two months, Regarded as sure-footed on politics and diplomacy, President William Samoei Ruto s management of security policy in a troubled region has been prompting questions about where he wants to take Kenya s armed forces. The concerns are prompted by Ruto s latest military reshuffle on 2 May. It confirmed the appointment of Lieutenant General Charles Muriu Kahariri as Commander of the Kenya Defence Force but was accompanied be a slew of other senior military changes – the second reordering of top level securocrats in two months.
President William Ruto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces, has promoted Lieutenant General Charles Muriu Kahariri to the rank of General and appointed him the new Chief of the Defence Forces (CDF).
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Fatuma Gaiti Ahmed is Kenya's highest ranking military officer. Uhuru Kenyatta promoted her to Major General rank in 2021. She is now Kenya Air Force commander.