Lieutenant Colonel J. C. J. Kimaro was the first
Kenyan to command the
Kenya Navy, replacing
Royal Navy officer Commander W. A. E. Hall in 1972.[1][2] He was killed in a car accident in 1978.[2]
References
^Moore, John (1974). Jane's Fighting Ships 1974-75. London: Jane's. p. 598.
ISBN0354005065.