The official change of guard from Gen Robert Kibochi at the Department of Defence will be happening today, May 5, at the headquarters.
Outgoing CDF Kibochi will mark the end of his 44 years of service in the military by boarding a land rover from the Ulinzi house in a ceremonious way.
Gen Ogolla, incoming, was named CDF on April 28.
Gen Kibochi has been meeting senior officials at the military and later visited service head offices including the army, Kenya Airforce and Navy.
Kibochi also visited the army headquarters, Navy and colleges and the the Kenya Air Force (KAF) at Moi Air Base (MAB) in the company of Gen Ogolla and Vice Chief of Defence Forces (VCDF) Lit Gen Jonah Mwangi.
Officials have warned of possible disruption of traffic on roads near Ulinzi House in Hurlingham for the better part of the day as the military marks the event they term as significant.
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The first phase of the event will take place at the Ulinzi Sports Complex-Langata (USCL) while phase two will be at the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) Officers, DoD said.
“I am happy to be here, God has been faithful for the 44 years that I have served the nation. One time, I was here being handed over the responsibility of being the CDF, but today I am handing it over to Gen Ogolla,” he said at Moi Air Base.
He highlighted plans in regard to the soldier-centric approach to mission readiness.
“I will be handing over the flag this week to Gen Ogolla to continue from where I have left. But please give him all the support he needs. Working together is important, and it will make us a stronger team. What we have done together will continue propelling us in the future.” He added.
He said consistent training of his personnel is key for survival and enables them to be ready for any threat.
