Ruto's deputy ADC Lt Col Joan Osweto makes first public appearance

President William Ruto has a new assistant Aide-De-Camp (ADC) Lt Colonel Joan Osweto.

Colonel Fabian Lengusuranga, from the Kenya Army's special forces, is Ruto's current ADC.

He, however, has three other deputies and Osweto is one of them.

This is the first time Osweto is making a public appearance since her appointment.

Osweto appeared when Ruto flagged off the athletics team for the International Sports Federation world cross country at the Sagana State Lodge in Nyeri.

No much details were, however, available about Osweto who is from the Kenya Navy.

It is believed that the period in which the ADC will serve depends on several issues, including age, but most of them serve in that capacity for three years.

Lengusuranga took over from Stelu Lekolool in the Kenya Navy in October 2023.

Lekolool who served retired President Uhuru Kenyatta until his exit from power was promoted to a Brigadier and deployed to the Department of Defence headquarters.

Lt. Col Damaris Agnetta is another assistant ADC.

She succeeded Lieutenant Colonel Rachel Nduta Kamui also from the Kenya Army who earned a promotion to full Colonel and also deployed to the Department of Defence headquarters.

Lengusuranga was commissioned in 1999.

According to the National Defence Council, changes at the office of the ADC is effected from time to time because of the career progression of officers.

The selection of ADC is normally done after consultation with the Council.

The role of an ADC is ceremonial, serving as a symbol of authority and dignity for the presidency and assisting on matters of security, protocol, and military tradition.

The ADC is often a highly-trained, senior military officer, required to be part of the president’s itinerary at all times.