UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday announced the appointment of Lieutenant General Johnson Mogoa Kimani Ondieki of Kenya as the Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS).
Lieutenant General Ondieki will replace Lieutenant General Yohannes
Gebremeskel Tesfamariam of Ethiopia, who will complete his assignment on
June 17, 2016, said UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric at the noon
briefing.
“The Secretary-General is grateful to Lieutenant General Tesfamariam
for his dedication and invaluable service during his tenure in UNMISS,”
said Dujarric. Lieutenant General Ondieki has more than 34 years of national and
international military, command and staff experience. He has been Deputy
Army Chief of Staff-Command and Control of Kenya Army Forces since
2013, according to the UN.
Previously, he served as General Officer-Commanding Western
Command-Kenya Army (2012 to 2013) and Land Forces Component Commander of
Kenya Defense Forces in Operations (2011 to 2012).
In addition, Lieutenant General Ondieki held the position of Sector Commander-United Nations Mission in Sudan from 2010 to 2011.
Source: cctv-africa.com
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