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Kenyan-born officer promoted to lieutenant colonel in US Army

Silvia Jemutai promoted to lieutenant colonel in the US army. [Courtesy]

A Kenyan-born United States Army officer has reached one of the service’s most demanding leadership ranks after receiving promotion to lieutenant colonel.

The ceremony took place on Friday, November 14, at the Ordnance Training Support Facility on Fort Lee, Virginia.

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