Julius Waweru Karangi

Julius Waweru Karangi (born 28 April 1951) is a retired military officer from Kenya 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.