History was made at the Mashujaa Day event in Kwale, when a female officer from the Kenya Navy commanded a guard of honour.[โฆ]CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLEโถ
Lieutenant Colonel Faith Mwagandi commanded the parade by Kenya Defence Forces troops drawn from Kenya Army, Kenya Airforce and Kenya Navy which was inspected by President William Ruto.
According to the KDF, Ms Mwagandi becomes the first female senior officer to lead a guard of honour at a national event.
Ms Mwagandi joined the KDF in 2007 where she would later make her first history as the first female Warship Commander in East Africa from 2019 to 2022.
โHer extensive experience includes training at the Britannia Royal Naval College in the UK and serving on various Kenya Navy vessels such as KNS Galana, KNS Shupavu, and KNS Shujaa. She also contributed significantly as an instructor at the Kenya Navy Training School and as a navigating officer on RV Mtafiti.
โNotably, she served as the Principal Warfare Officer during a critical voyage to the Netherlands for the midlife refit of KNS Shujaa,โ the KDF noted in a statement.
The statement adds that the alumni of Moi Girls Eldoret briefly attended Kenyatta University.
She switched to a military career and currently serves as Staff Officer 1 (SO1) in charge of Personnel and Administration at the Kenya NavyโฆCLICK HERE TO READ MORE ARTICLES>>>
