| Post: | Commander, Kenya Army |
| Flag: | Flag of the Kenyan Army.svg |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of Kenya Army |
| Incumbent: | Lieutenant General David Kimaiyo Tarus |
| Incumbentsince: | 9 march 2024 |
| Reports To: | Chief of Defence Forces |
| Appointer: | the President |
| Formation: | 12 December 1963 |
| First: | Ian Freeland |
| Deputy: | Deputy Army Commander |
The Commander, Kenya Army is the chief and highest-ranking officer of the Kenya Army The current commander is Lieutenant general David Kimaiyo Tarus
| Portrait | Name | Term of office | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | Major General Ian Freeland | 12 December 1963 | 30 April 1964 | [1] | |||
| 2 | Brigadier A. J. Hardy | 1 May 1964 | 30 November 1966 | [2] | |||
| 3 | Brigadier Joseph Musyimi Lele Ndolo | 1 December 1966 | 31 May 1969 | [3] | |||
| 4 | Major General Jackson Mulinge | 1 June 1969 | 22 November 1978 | [4] | |||
| 5 | Major General Joseph Kathuka Nzioka | 1 December 1978 | 12 December 1979 | ||||
| 6 | Major General John Malan Sawe | 13 December 1979 | 2 January 1981 | [5] | |||
| 7 | Major General Mahamoud Mohamed | 3 January 1981 | 14 December 1981 | ||||
| 8 | Lieutenant General John M. Sawe | 15 December 1981 | 27 February 1986 | ||||
| 9 | Lieutenant General James Lelasian Lengees | 28 February 1986 | 30 November 1993 | [6] | |||
| 10 | Lieutenant General Daniel Rerimoi Chepkonga Tonje | 1 December 1993 | 22 June 1994 | [7] | |||
| 11 | Lieutenant General Augustine K. Cheruiyot | 28 June 1994 | 7 June 1998 | ||||
| 12 | Lieutenant General Adan Abdullahi | 9 June 1998 | 30 November 2000 | ||||
| 13 | Lieutenant General Lazarus K. Sumbeiywo | 1 December 2000 | 28 February 2003 | ||||
| 14 | Lieutenant General Jeremiah Kianga | 1 March 2003 | 10 August 2005 | ||||
| 15 | Lieutenant General Augostino Stephen Karanu Njoroge | 10 August 2005 | 5 December 2008 | ||||
| 16 | Lieutenant General Jackson Kiprono Tuwei | 5 December 2008 | 30 November 2010 | ||||
| 17 | Lieutenant General Njuki Mwaniki | 30 November 2010 | 13 July 2011 | ||||
| 18 | Lieutenant General Joseph Kiptoo Kasaon | 13 July 2011 | 17 April 2015 | ||||
| 19 | Lieutenant General Leonard Muriuki Ngondi | 17 April 2015 | 22 September 2016 | ||||
| 20 | Lieutenant General Robert Kariuki Kibochi | 22 September 2016 | 13 July 2018 | ||||
| 21 | Lieutenant General Walter Koipaton Raria | 13 July 2018 | 20 July 2022 | ||||
| 22 | Lieutenant General Peter Mbogo Njiru MGH, CBS ‘rcds’ (UK) ‘psc’ (K) | 20 July 2022 | 8 march 2024 | [8] | |||
| 23 | Lieutenant GeneralDavid Kimaiyo Chemwaina Tarus CBS ‘ndc’ (K) ‘cgsc’ (USA) ‘psc’ (K) | 9 march 2024 | incumbent | ||||