Lieutenant General Peter Mbogo Njiru is the new commander of the Kenya Army.
He was promoted and appointed by President Uhuru Kenyatta on June 20, 2022.
His swearing in ceremony took place on July 27, 2022 at State House, Nakuru.
Njiru was enlisted into the Kenya Defence Forces as an Officer Cadet on June 24, 1985 and commissioned as a Second Lieutenant on June 26, 1986.
Upon commissioning, he was posted to 77 Artillery as a Troop Commander and later became a Commanding officer in the same Unit.
He served in many regimental capacities among them Administration Officer, Adjutant, Battery Captain, Battery Commander, Instructor Air Defence Wing, among others before becoming a Commanding Officer in 2006.
During his illustrious career in the Kenya Defence Forces, Lieutenant General Njiru has held a raft of Command, Staff and Instructional related appointments in various Kenya Defence Forces Establishments.
These includes Operations, Plans, Doctrine and Training at the Kenya Defence Forces Headquarters.
Lieutenant General Njiru is a graduate of the Royal College of Defense Studies Course in UK and he earned Master of Arts in International Security and Strategy from Kings College, London.
He has also served in United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMISS) where he was a Commanding Officer of the Kenyan Battalion and a Staff Officer in United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eriteria (UNMEE)
In recognition for his distinguished and exemplary service, H.E the president and Commander in Chief of the Defence Forces has awarded his Chief of the Burning Spear(CBS) among others.
Lieutenant General Mbogo Njiru is married and blessed with three children.
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