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| name = Julius Waweru Karangi

| image = 140715-D-KC128-131 Martin E. Dempsey talks with Kenyan Chief of Defense Force Gen. Julius Waweru Karangi.jpg

| caption = Karangi (right) with U.S. Army generalGeneral [[Martin Dempsey]] at the [[The Pentagon|Pentagon]]

| birth_place-Nyeri Town , = [[Nyeri]], [[British DistrictKenya]]

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| allegiance = {{flag|Kenya}}

| branch =[[File:Kenya Airforce logo.png|20px]][[Kenya Air Force]]<br>[[File:Flag of the Kenya Defence Forces.svg|20px]] [[Kenya Defence Forces]]

| serviceyears = 1973-May 4th 2015

| rank = [[General]]
| commands = {{ubl|[[Chief of the General Staff (Kenya)|Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces (CDF)]]<br>|Vice Chief of Defence Forces<br>|[[Commander of the Air Force (Kenya)|Commander of the [[Kenya Air Force]] }}

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General '''Julius Waweru Karangi''' is(born a28 retiredApril General1951) ofis thea Kenyaretired DefenseKenyan Forces.military Untilofficer May 4th 2015 hewho was the [[Chief of the General Staff (Kenya)|Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces (CDF)]]. The [[Chief of the General Staff (Kenya)|Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces (CDF)]] is the highest-ranking military officer inof the [[Kenya Defence Forces]] andfrom the2011 principaluntil military adviser to the [[President of Kenya|President of the Republic of Kenya]] and the [[National Security Council (Kenya)|National Security Council]]2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201107150424.html |title=Kenya: Karangi is New Military Boss |work=The Star |publisher=allAfrica.com |date=14 July 2011 |first=Andrew |last=Teyie |accessdate=2013-09-27}}</ref>

Julius Karangi joined the [[Kenya Air Force]] in 1973. He went on to traintrained as a Cadetcadet in the UKUnited wherebyKingdom heand was commissioned as an officer in 1974. After gettingHe qualified as a Flightflight Navigatornavigator in October 1975, heand was postedassigned to the Flying Wing of the Kenya Air Force working as a Navigator.<ref name="capitalfm1">{{cite web|url=http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2011/07/through-the-ranks-to-head-defence-forces/ |title=Through the ranks to head defence forces &#124; Capital News |publisher=Capitalfm.co.ke |date=2011-07-14 |accessdate=2013-09-27}}</ref>

* 1995- – Commander of a Kenya Air Force Base, [[Moi Air Base]]

* 1997- – Commander of the Kenya Air Force Logistics Command

* 1998- – Chief of Procurement of the [[Kenya Defence Forces]]

* 1999- in– chargeHead of Trainingtraining, Doctrinedoctrine and Procurement for the [[Kenya Defence Forces]]procurement at the office of the Assistant Chief of Defence Forces at Defence Headquarters.<ref name="capitalfm1"/>

* 2003-2005: – Commander of the [[Kenya Air Force]]

*August 2005: promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General and– Vice Chief of Defence Forces, Defence Headquarters.<ref name="capitalfm1"/>

General Karangi has received the Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya,<ref name="Bio">{{cite web | url=http://www.mod.go.ke/?p=3039 | title=General (Dr.) Julius Karangi ‘EGH’'EGH' ‘CBS’'CBS' ‘DCO’'DCO' ‘ndc’'ndc' ‘psc’'psc'(K) | publisher=Kenyan Ministry of Defence | accessdate=23 July 2014}}</ref> the Order of the Burning Spear as well asand the [[Legion of Merit]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.defense.gov/PhotoEssays/PhotoEssayImage.aspx?id=116884&name=Dempsey%20Welcomes%20Kenyan%20Chief%20of%20Defense|title = Photo Gallery}}</ref>

{{s-bef|before=S KMaj Gen Simon Kiplimo Muttai}}

{{s-ttl|title=Commander of the [[Kenyan Air Force]]|years=2003 - 20052003–2005}}

{{s-aft|after=H Maj Gen Harold M Tangai}}

{{s-bef|before=Unknown position created under the new constitution of Kenya }}

{{s-ttl|title=[[Chief of the General Staff (Kenya)|Chief of the Defence Forces]]|years=2005 - 20152011–2015}}

{{s-aft|after=[[Samson J Mwathethe]]}}