Walter Raria

Lieutenant General

Walter Koipaton Raria
Lieutenant General; Walter Koipaton Raria
	Raria in 2019
Born	Kenya
Nationality	Kenyan
Citizenship	Kenya
Occupation	Military Officer
Known for	Military Matters
Title	Commander Kenya Army

Lieutenant General Walter Koipaton Raria, is a Kenyan military officer. Effective July 2018, he is the Commander Kenya Army, a service branch of the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF).^[1]

Background[]

General Walter Raria while commanding the Kenyan contingent of the AMISOM, 2015.

At the time of his appointment to his current assignment, Lt. General Walter Raria was the Deputy Commander of the Kenya Army, a position that he had served in for the previous two years. He replaced Lieutenant General Robert Kibochi, who was promoted to the position of Vice Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces ...^[1]

As Commander of the Army[]

Lt. General Raria was sworn in as Army Commander on 13 July 2018.^[2] He is the 21st Commander of the Kenya Army.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c Cliff Munda (September 2018). "Kenya Army Gets New Commander". Nirobi: Hivisasa.com. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
^ Nation Reporter (13 July 2018). "Fatumah Ahmed rises to major-general in Kenya Defence Forces". Daily Nation Mobile. Nairobi. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

External links[]

The Vice Chief of Defence Forces Lt Gen Robert Kibochi has handed over command of the Kenya Army to Lt Gen Walter Raria

Succession table[]

Military offices
Preceded by Lieutenant General Robert Kibochi	Commander of Kenya Army 2018 - present	Succeeded by (Incumbent)

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[1R-1] Cliff Munda (September 2018). "Kenya Army Gets New Commander". Nirobi: Hivisasa.com. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

[2R-2] Nation Reporter (13 July 2018). "Fatumah Ahmed rises to major-general in Kenya Defence Forces". Daily Nation Mobile. Nairobi. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

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