Kenya Army Commander

Lt Gen Augustino S K Njoroge 'MGH' 'CBS' 'ndc'(K) 'cgsc '(USA)

Lt Gen Augostino Stephen Karanu Njoroge was born on 28th June 1951 in Nakuru District,Rift Valley Province . He was educated in Nakuru at St. Teresa Primary school and later at Nakuru Day Secondary School until 1969. On leaving Nakuru Day Secondary School , he joined the Kenya Army in April 1970 as a Cadet Officer. After Officer Cadet training at Armed Forces Training College Lanet, he was commissioned on 23rd October 1970 and was posted to the 5th Battalion , Kenya Rifles as a platoon Commander where he did Infantry regimental duties up to early 1976. He was then posted to Signal Battalion where he trained as a Communications Officer. An Infantry Officer, Lt Gen Njoroge has been trained in Kenya , United Kingdom , India and the United States of America .

Lt Gen Njoroge served as an Infantry unit Commanding Officer, Defence Advisor in Tanzania and a Senior Staff Officer at both the Department of Defence Headquarters and Army Headquarters. He was seconded to the Kenya Navy as a senior Staff Officer for one and a half years and to the United States of America Central Command ( Florida ) for six months as Kenya's Senior National Representative in the Global war on terrorism.

In November 2002, he was promoted to Major General and was appointed General Officer Commanding Eastern Command. Shortly thereafter, on 1st March 2003, he was appointed the deputy Army Commander. On 10th Aug 05 he was promoted to his current rank of Lieutenant General and appointed the Commander of the Kenya Army, his current appointment.

Lt Gen A S K Njoroge married Margaret Anne Nyambura in June 1972 and they are blessed with four children, Eric, Nelly, Jackline and Janet. He likes farming;wheat and Agroforestry.