President Ruto appoints first woman air force head

Details: East Africa; 03 May 2024; 703

By IEA CORRESPONDENT

Maj Gen Fatuma Ahmed has been appointed the first ever female Commander of the air force in Kenya. She has become the first woman in Kenya's history to head air force. She joined the military in 1983.

She served under the Women Service Corps, a woman -only outfit which offered support duties; a department which was disbanded in 1999 and the members were allowed to join military services.

In 2018, she was promoted to Major General by President Uhuru Kenyatta.

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