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Uhuru names Gen. Kibochi to take over from Mwathethe at KDF

President Uhuru Kenyatta with the Chief of Kenya Defence Forces Gen. Samson Mwathethe (left) and Kenya Army Commander Lt Lt.Gen Robert Kariuki Kibochi in 2016. [File]

President Uhuru Kenyatta has appointed Lt.Gen. Robert Kibochi the Chief of Defence Forces taking over from Gen Samson Mwathethe who now retires after more than 42 years in the military.

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