No. |
Portrait |
Name |
Term of office |
Ref. |
Took office |
Left office |
Time in office |
1 |
|
Group captain
Ian S Stockwell, CBE,DFC,AFC |
1 June 1964 |
22 Feb 1967 |
2 years, 266 days |
|
2 |
|
Group captain
Fred Rothwell, DFC,TD |
23 Feb 1967 |
09 Aug 1971 |
4 years, 167 days |
|
3 |
|
Group captain
David John Edwards, CBE,AFC |
10 Aug 1971 |
16 Apr 1973 |
1 year, 249 days |
|
4 |
|
Colonel
Dedan Njuguna Gichuru, EBS, ‘awc’ (USA) |
17 Apr 1973 |
26 Jun 1980 |
7 years, 70 days |
|
5 |
|
Major general
Patrick Mwagiru Kariuki, ‘psc’ (UK) |
27 Jun 1980 |
11 Aug 1982 |
2 years, 45 days |
|
6 |
|
Lieutenant general
Mohamed Haji Barrow Mohamud, EGH,CBS,UM,DCO |
12 Aug 1982 |
13 Mar 1986 |
3 years, 213 days |
|
7 |
|
Major general
Dedan Njuguna Gichuru, CBS,EBS ‘awc’ (USA) |
14 Feb 1986 |
9 May 1989 |
3 years, 84 days |
|
8 |
|
Major general
Duncan Kireri Wachira, CBS,’awc’ (USA), ‘acsc'(USA) |
10 May 1989 |
28 June 1994 |
5 years, 49 days |
|
9 |
 |
Major general
Nick Letoluo Leshan, MGH,CBS,DCO ‘awc’ (USA), ‘acsc'(USA) |
29 June 1994 |
30 Nov 2000 |
6 years, 154 days |
|
10 |
|
Major general
Simon Kiplimo Muttai, MGH,CBS,’awc’ (USA), ‘psc'(UK) |
01 Dec 2000 |
26 Nov 2003 |
2 years, 360 days |
|
11 |
 |
Major general
Julius Waweru Karangi, MGH,CBS,’ndc’ (K), ‘psc'(K) |
27 Nov 2003 |
09 Aug 2005 |
1 year, 255 days |
|
12 |
|
Major general
Harold M. Tangai, MGH,EBS,DCO ‘ndc’ (K), ‘psc'(K) |
10 Aug 2005 |
12 Jul 2011 |
5 years, 336 days |
|
13 |
|
Major general
Joff Otieno, MGH,EBS,DCO,OGW ‘awc’ (USA), ‘psc'(K) |
13 Jul 2011 |
30 Jul 2014 |
3 years, 17 days |
|
14 |
 |
Major general
Samuel Nganga Thuita, MGH,EBS,OGW ‘ndc’ (K), ‘psc'(K) |
31 July 2014 |
13 July 2018 |
3 years, 347 days |
|
15 |
 |
Major general
Francis Omondi Ogolla, MGH,EBS,HSC ‘ndc’ (K) ‘psc’ (FRA) |
14 July 2018 |
22 July 2021 |
3 years, 8 days |
|
16 |
 |
Major general
John Mugaravai Omenda, EBS,SS,OGW ‘rcds’ (UK) ‘psc’ (K) |
23 July 2021 |
02 May 2024 |
2 years, 284 days |
|
17 |
 |
Major general
Fatuma Gaiti Ahmed,CBS, OGW, ‘ndc’ ‘psc'(K) |
02 May 2024 |
Incumbent |
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