James Magige Gitiba

Brig (Rtd) James Magige Gitiba served as a Military Assistant to the Chief of the General Staff Kenya Armed Forces, Commanding Officer Transport Battalion, Deputy Corps Commander KACT, Colonel Logistics Kenya Army HQs, Defence Advisor at the Kenya High Commission in Dar es Salaam – Tanzania, Colonel Supply Defence Headquarters and Chief of Logistics Kenya Army HQs and Deputy General Officer Commanding Border Security. He also served as a Military Observer with the UN Mission in Sierra Leone from Aug 2000 to Aug 2001 as well as Deputy Sector Commander/Chief of Operation for the UN Mission in Southern Sudan from Apr 2008 to May 2009. He has undertaken a Transportation Officers’ Advance Course (TOAC) at the US Army Transportation School-Fort Eustis Virginia, G2 Staff Course at the Kenya Defence Staff College-Karen, Joint Senior Command and Staff Programme (JSCSP) at South African National War College-Pretoria, Senior Command Course at the Kenya School of Combat, Senior Management Course at the Kenya School of Government, G1 Staff course at the Kenya National Defence College, and Strategic Defence Management Course in Hyderabad - India.