General Samson Mwathethe elevation was long overdue, say Coast leaders

Margret John Nyoka, one of the people who have watched new Chief of Defence Samson Mwathethe grow, at her Kanamai home at in Kilifi County, Saturday. She thanked the President for appointing General Mwathethe. [PHOTO: KELVIN KARANI/STANDARD]

Kenya: The appointment of General Samson Mwathethe as Chief of Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) has been welcomed by Coast leaders who say it was long overdue.

General Mwathete is the second Coastal native and navy man to ascend to the highest rank in the military after retired General Joseph Raymond Kibwana.