| No. | Name | Term of office | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||
| 1 | Commander E. M. C. Walker |
10 Dec 1964 | 31 Jul 1967 | 2 years, 233 days | |
| 2 | Commander Anthony Allen Pearse |
01 Aug 1967 | 01 Oct 1969 | 2 years, 61 days | |
| 3 | Commander W. A. E. Hall |
02 Oct 1969 | 31 Oct 1972 | 3 years, 29 days | |
| 4 | Lieutenant colonel James C. J. Kimaro |
01 Nov 1972 | 11 Feb 1978 | 5 years, 102 days | |
| 5 | Major general Eliud Simon Mbilu |
12 Feb 1978 | 01 Apr 1988 | 10 years, 49 days | |
| 6 | Major general Joseph Raymond Edward Kibwana |
02 Apr 1988 | 01 May 1998 | 10 years, 29 days | |
| 7 | Major general Aboud Abdalla Rafrouf |
02 May 1998 | 30 Nov 2001 | 3 years, 212 days | |
| 8 | Major general Pastor Omudho Awitta, MGH, EBS |
01 Dec 2001 | 26 Jul 2006 | 4 years, 237 days | |
| 9 | Major general Samson Jefwa Mwathethe, EGH, MBS, DCO, ‘ndc’ (K) ‘psc’ (UK) |
27 Jul 2006 | 12 Jul 2011 | 4 years, 350 days | |
| 10 | Major general Ngewa Mukala, MGH,EBS,DCO ‘ndc’ (K), ‘psc'(K) |
13 Jul 2011 | 10 Aug 2015 | 4 years, 28 days | |
| 11 | Major general Levi Franklin Mghalu, MGH,MBS, ‘ndc’ (K), ‘psn’ (RSA) |
11 Aug 2015 | 11 May 2020 | 4 years, 268 days | |
| 12 | Major general Jimson Longiro Mutai, MGH, MBS ‘ndc’(K) ‘psc’(K) |
12 May 2020 | Incumbent | ||
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