Julius Waweru Karangi (born 28 April 1951) is a retired military officer from Kenya who was

Chief of the General Staff The Chief of the General Staff (CGS) is a post in many armed forces (militaries), the head of the military staff. List * Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (United States) * Chief of the General Staff (Abkhazia) * Chief of General Staff (Afg ...

of the

Kenya Defence Forces The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) ( sw, Majeshi ya Ulinzi ya Kenya, stylized as "KENYA ARMED FORCES" capitalized on its coat of arms) are the armed forces of the Republic of Kenya. They are made up of the Kenya Army, Kenya Navy, and Kenya Air Forc ...

from 2011 until 2015.

Military career

Julius Karangi joined the

Kenya Air Force The Kenya Air Force (KAF) or sw, Jeshi la Wanahewa is the national aerial warfare service branch of the Republic of Kenya. The main airbase operating fighters is Laikipia Air Base in Nanyuki, while Moi Air Base in Eastleigh, Nairobi is the he ...

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. * 1995 – Commander of

Moi Air Base Moi Air Base, formerly known as RAF Eastleigh and Eastleigh Airport is a military airport located to the east of Nairobi, in the Eastleigh suburb. The airport is used by the Kenya Air Force. Additionally, the airfield is the home of the East ...

* 1997 – Commander of the Kenya Air Force Logistics Command * 1998 – Chief of Procurement of the

* 1999 – Head of training, doctrine and procurement at the office of the Assistant Chief of Defence Forces * 2000 – Commandant of the Defence Staff College * 2003 – Commander of the Kenya Air Force * 2005 – Vice Chief of Defence Forces * 2011 – Chief of the General Staff * 2015 – Retirement

Honours and awards

General Karangi received the Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya, the Order of the Burning Spear and the

Legion of Merit The Legion of Merit (LOM) is a military award of the United States Armed Forces that is given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements. The decoration is issued to members of the eight ...

References

, - {{DEFAULTSORT:Karangi, Julius Waweru Living people Kenyan military personnel Air force generals Foreign recipients of the Legion of Merit Elders of the Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya Chiefs of the Order of the Burning Spear Flight navigators 1951 births