Jackson Mulinge
Jackson Kimau Mulinge was a Kenyan military officer, and Chief of the General Staff in the 1980s. He was from the Kamba.
During the Malayan Emergency, Mulinge served as a Warrant Officer Platoon Commander in 3rd Battalion, the King's African Rifles c1952-53. Thirteen years after the Malayan tour, he attended the Imperial Defence College in London.[1]
He served as Commander, Kenya Army from 1971[2]-1978.[3]
A U.S. intelligence assessment of 1983 wrote that Mulinge was "the most influential and powerful figure in the armed forces" and at the time "enjoy[ed] the full confidence" of President Daniel arap Moi.[4]
References[]
- ^ Malcolm Page, "King's African Rifles: A History," Pen and Sword, 2011.
- ^ Daniel Opande (2019). In Pursuit of Peace in Africa. East African Educational Publishers. p. 67. ISBN 9966564314.
- ^ Kenya Yearbook 2010
- ^ Central Intelligence Agency, "Kenya: The Ethnic Key to Moi's Future," p.7
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