Ruto’s ADC Lengusuranga elevated to Brigadier in latest KDF promotions

President William Ruto’s Aide-de-Camp Colonel Fabian Lengusuranga has been promoted to the rank of a brigadier.

Lengusuranga was among the KDF officers whose ranks were officially conferred during an investiture and swearing-in ceremony held at State House, Nairobi.

The promotions, postings and appointments were made following recommendations by the Defence Council and approved by the president.

The council is chaired by Defence Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya.

Lengusuranga, who hails from the KDF’s elite Special Forces unit, was appointed ADC to President Ruto in October 2022. 

He joined the Kenya Army in 1999 and has risen steadily through the ranks, previously serving as a senior Special Forces branch commander.

He took over from Brigadier Timothy Lekolool.

Lekolool served as retired President Uhuru Kenyatta’s ADC from 2018 and briefly held the same position under Ruto before Lengusuranga’s appointment

Lekolool was the first ADC in Kenya drawn from the Navy, making history in that capacity.

The title “Aide-de-Camp” originates from French, meaning “helper in the military camp.” 

The ADC is a principal military officer assigned to the President, often seen at the Head of State’s side during official functions.