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Walter Koipaton Raria, is a Kenyan

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. Between July 2018 and July 2022, he served as the

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, a service branch of the

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(KDF).

Background

At the time of his appointment to his current assignment, Lt. General Walter Raria was the Deputy Commander of the Kenya Army, a position that he had served in for the previous two years. He replaced Lieutenant General Robert Kibochi, who was promoted to the position of Vice Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces ...

As Commander of the Army

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, the president of Kenya at that time, appointed Lieutenant General

Peter Mbogo Njiru Lieutenant General Peter Mbogo Njiru, is a Kenyan military officer, who serves as the Commander, Kenya Army, since July 2022. The Kenya Army is a service branch of the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF). Before his present assignment, General Njiru w ...

, as the 22nd Commander of the Kenyan Army. The handover ceremony took place at the Department of Defence Headquarters in Nairobi, on 8 August 2022. General Raria retired from the Kenyan military, later in 2022.

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The Vice Chief of Defence Forces Lt Gen Robert Kibochi has handed over command of the Kenya Army to Lt Gen Walter Raria

Succession table

Personnel of the Kenya Army Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Africa-mil-bio-stub

Background

As Commander of the Army

See also

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Succession table