Major General Fatuma Gaiti Sworn In As First Female Airforce Commander

• Major General Fatuma Gaiti Ahmed was appointed by President William Ruto to be Airforce commander on Thursday, May 2
• Major General Gaiti was sworn in on Friday, May 3, alongside other top KDF officials at State House Nairobi
• Gaiti has made history as the first-ever Kenyan woman to occupy the position of the Airforce commander

On Thursday, May 2, President William Ruto appointed Major General Fatuma Gaiti as an Air Force commander.

This was a milestone as Gaiti has now become Kenya's first female to be a service commander.

Gaiti first made history in 2015 after being promoted to the position of a brigadier, making her the first Kenyan woman to attain that rank.

Ahmed's promotion came after Ruto promoted Lieutenant General Charles Kahariri to General and appointed him Chief of Defence Forces.

She has served in the military for almost 32 years.

When was Major General Gaiti sworn in?

Gaiti was sworn in on Friday, April 3, at State House Nairobi alongside top command of the Kenya Defence Forces.

In a viral video, Fatuma is seen shaking hands with President William Ruto as they exchanged smiles before taking her oath.

" I, Fatuma Gaiti Ahmed, commander of the Kenya Airforce, do swear in the name of the almighty God that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to the Republic of Kenya and to the president as the Commander in Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces," she said.

She further vowed to obey, protect and defend the Kenyan constitution and all other country laws. She added that she promised to work in impartiality without any influence whatsoever.

Who is Major General Gaiti

Gaiti joined the Kenyan Defence Forces (KDF) in 1983 as a member of the Women's Service Corps.

By 1985, she had attained the rank of Second Lieutenant and was assigned to the Kenya Air Force.

Gaiti graduated from the National Defence College, now known as the National Defence University, recognized as a premier institution in military education.

She is an alumna of the 2000 class of the Defence Staff College. Additionally, she holds a diploma in management from Strathmore University College.

Proofreading by Asher Omondi, current affairs journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.

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Major General Gaiti taking her oath on the left and Major General Gaiti shaking President William Ruto's hand.

CONGRATULATIONS! MAJOR GENERAL FATUMA GAITI, KENYA'S FIRST FEMALE

Major General Fatuma Gaiti Sworn in as First Female Airforce Commander