Commanders of the Kenya Navy

No. Name Term of office Ref.
Official Portrait Took office Left office Time in office
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Commander
E. M. C. Walker
10 Dec 1964 31 Jul 1967 2 years, 233 days
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Commander
Anthony Allen Pearse
1 Aug 1967 1 Oct 1969 2 years, 61 days
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Commander
W. A. E. Hall
2 Oct 1969 31 Oct 1972 3 years, 29 days
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Lieutenant colonel
James Collins J. Kimaro
1 Nov 1972 11 Feb 1978 5 years, 102 days
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Major General
Eliud Simon Mbilu
12 Feb 1978 1 Apr 1988 10 years, 49 days
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Major General
Joseph Raymond Edward Kibwana
2 Apr 1988 1 May 1998 10 years, 29 days
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Major General
Aboud Abdalla Rafrouf
2 May 1998 30 Nov 2001 3 years, 212 days
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Major General
Pastor Omudho Awitta, MGH, EBS
1 Dec 2001 26 Jul 2006 4 years, 237 days
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Major General
Samson Jefwa Mwathethe, EGH, MBS, DCO, ‘ndc’ (K) ‘psc’ (UK)
27 Jul 2006 12 Jul 2011 4 years, 350 days
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Major General
Ngewa Mukala,MGH,EBS,DCO ‘ndc’ (K), ‘psc'(K)
13 Jul 2011 10 Aug 2015 4 years, 28 days
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Major General
Levi Franklin Mghalu,MGH,MBS, ‘ndc’ (K), ‘psn’ (RSA)
11 Aug 2015 11 May 2020 4 years, 268 days
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Major General
Jimson Longiro Mutai,MGH, MBS ‘ndc'(K) ‘psc'(K)
12 May 2020 8 March

2024

4 years, 62 days
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Major general

Thomas Njoroge Nganga

EBS HSC ‘ndu’ ‘psc'(USA)

8 March

2024

02 May 2024 56 days
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Major General
Paul Owuor OtienoEBS ‘ndc’(K) ‘psc'(K)
02 May 2024 incumbent
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