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Julius Waweru Karangi (born 28 April 1951) is a retired Kenyan military officer who was Chief of the General Staff of the Kenya Defence Forces from 2011 until 2015.




Military career


Julius Karangi joined the Kenya Air Force in 1973. He trained as a cadet in the United Kingdom and was commissioned as an officer in 1974. He qualified as a flight navigator in October 1975 and was assigned to the Flying Wing of the Kenya Air Force.

1995 – Commander of Moi Air Base
1997 – Commander of the Kenya Air Force Logistics Command
1998 – Chief of Procurement of the Kenya Defence Forces
1999 – Head of training, doctrine and procurement at the office of the Assistant Chief of Defence Forces
2000 – Commandant of the Defence Staff College
2003 – Commander of the Kenya Air Force
2005 – Vice Chief of Defence Forces
2011 – Chief of the General Staff
2015 – Retirement




Honours and awards


General Karangi received the Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya, the Order of the Burning Spear and the Legion of Merit.




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