Julius Waweru Karangi
| Julius Waweru Karangi | |
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Karangi (right) with U.S. Army General Martin Dempsey at the Pentagon
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| Allegiance |
 Kenya
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| Service/branch |
 Kenya Air Force Kenya Defence Forces
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| Years of service | 1973-May 4th 2015 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held |
Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces (CDF) Vice Chief of Defence Forces Commander of the Kenya Air Force |
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Julius Waweru Karangi is a retired General of the Kenya Defense Forces. Until May 4th 2015 he was the Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces (CDF). The Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces (CDF) is the highest-ranking military officer in the Kenya Defence Forces and the principal military adviser to the President of the Republic of Kenya and the National Security Council.
Julius Karangi joined the Kenya Air Force in 1973. He went on to train as a Cadet in the UK whereby he was commissioned as an officer in 1974. After getting qualified as a Flight Navigator in October 1975, he was posted to the Flying Wing Kenya Air Force working as a Navigator.
On 13 July 2011 he was promoted to the rank of General and appointed the new Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces (CDF) ,a post he held until his retirement from military service on May 4th 2015.
General Karangi has received the Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya, the Order of the Burning Spear as well as the Legion of Merit.
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