Samson Mwathethe

Chief of Defence Forces Gen Samson Mwathethe has said the Al-Shabaab commander who led the El-Adde attack, Maalim Janow, had been killed in a KDF airstrike launched after the incident. Gen Mwathethe said they are yet to know the exact…

Samson Mwathethe has said reports suggest al Shabaab militants in Somalia are using some KDF soldiers as human shields. This brings to the fore al Shabaab's earlier claim that it captured soldiers in an attack on an African Union base in…

Retired Chief of Defence Forces Julius karangi handed over to his successor Lieutenant-General Samson Mwathethe on Monday. The ceremony took place at the Department of Defence headquarters in Hurlingham, Nairobi. President Uhuru…

A major re-organisation of government affecting Cabinet Secretaries, Principal Secretaries and top security commanders is in the offing as President Uhuru Kenyatta moves to rein in insecurity, corruption and general non-performance in his…

Kenya: President Uhuru Kenyatta has appointed Gen Samson Mwathethe as the new Chief of the Defence Forces (CDF) to replace Gen Julius Karangi. The President also appointed Lt-Gen Leonard M Ngondi as new Kenya Army Commander while Lt-Gen…