Kenya swears in first woman Army Major-General

Kenya's President, Uhuru Kenyatta has sworn into office the country’s first woman Major-General, in the person of Fatumah Ahmed. 

She had barely two years ago made history as the first woman Brigadier-General. 

Madam Fatumah, who works with the Air Force, is the first woman in the Kenya Defense Force to rise to the post in the country’s over five decades of independence rule.

According to military rankings, a Major-General is a general officer ranking above a brigadier general and below a lieutenant general.

The President took the lead in celebrating Fatumah’s feat,  sharing photos of the swearing in ceremony on his social media handles. 

Most local news portals reported it as a breaking news item, while Kenyans on social media platform, Twitter, joined in the celebration.

SOURCE: africanews
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