President Ruto: My inner circle rejected General Francis Ogolla as KDF chief
General Francis Ogolla, Kenya's new Chief of Defence Forces, addresses participants during the change of guard ceremony at the Ulinizi Sports Complex in Langata, Nairobi, on May 5, 2023.
President Ruto said he exercised magnanimity of leadership to appoint "Mr Ogolla, who had walked into Bomas of Kenya to try and overthrow my win" after the August 9 General Election.
He dismissed the notion that "I appointed him on the dictates of the military traditions and order of doing things".
President William Ruto on Sunday revealed that he appointed General Francis Ogolla as the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) against the advice of many in his inner circle.
While fielding questions from journalists on live TV, President Ruto said he exercised magnanimity of leadership to appoint "Mr Ogolla, who had walked into Bomas of Kenya to try and overthrow my win" after the August 9 General Election.
