The commander, Kenya Army is the chief and highest-ranking officer of the Kenya Army The current commander is Lieutenant General David Kimaiyo Tarus.
List of officeholders Portrait Name Term of office Took office Left office Time in office 1 Major GeneralIan Freeland 12 December 1963 30 April 1964 Freeland received his knighthood in 1968. 2 BrigadierA. J. Hardy 1 May 1964 30 November 1966 3 BrigadierJoseph Musyimi Lele Ndolo 1 December 1966 31 May 1969 4 Major GeneralJackson Kimeu Mulinge 1 June 1969 22 November 1978 Kenya Yearbook 2010 5 Major GeneralJoseph Kathuka Nzioka 1 December 1978 12 December 1979 6 Major GeneralJohn Malan Sawe 13 December 1979 2 January 1981 7 Major GeneralMohamud Haji Barrow Mohammed 3 January 1981 14 December 1981 8 Lieutenant GeneralJohn Malan Sawe 15 December 1981 27 February 1986 9 Lieutenant GeneralJames Lelasian Lengees 28 February 1986 30 November 1993 Also serving as Commander 4th Brigade (Kenya) during the 1982 Kenyan coup d'état attempt. 10 Lieutenant GeneralDaudi Rerimoi Chepkonga Tonje 1 December 1993 22 June 1994 Kenya Yearbook 2010, pp432. 11 Lieutenant GeneralAugustine K. Cheruiyot 28 June 1994 7 June 1998 12 Lieutenant GeneralAdan Abdullahi 9 June 1998 30 November 2000 13 Lieutenant GeneralLazarus Kipkurui Sumbeiywo 1 December 2000 28 February 2003 14 Lieutenant GeneralJeremiah Mutinda Kianga 1 March 2003 10 August 2005 15 Lieutenant GeneralAugostino Stephen Karanu Njoroge 10 August 2005 5 December 2008 16 Lieutenant GeneralJackson Kiprono Tuwei 5 December 2008 30 November 2010 17 Lieutenant GeneralNjuki Mwaniki 30 November 2010 13 July 2011 18 Lieutenant GeneralJoseph Kiptoo Kasaon 13 July 2011 17 April 2015 19 Lieutenant GeneralLeonard Muriuki Ngondi 17 April 2015 22 September 2016 20 Lieutenant GeneralRobert Kariuki Kibochi 22 September 2016 13 July 2018 21 Lieutenant GeneralWalter Koipaton Raria 13 July 2018 20 July 2022 22 Lieutenant GeneralPeter Mbogo Njiru MGH, CBS rcds (UK) psc (K) 20 July 2022 8 March 2024 23 Lieutenant GeneralDavid Kimaiyo Chemwaina Tarus CBS ndc (K) cgsc (USA) psc (K) 9 March 2024 27 June 2025
References
Kenya Yearbook 2010, pp430 https://intelligencebriefs.com/tag/kenya-army-command/