Julius Waweru Karangi (born 28 April 1951) is a retired Kenyan military officer who was Chief of the General Staff of the Kenya Defence Forces from 2011 until 2015.

[2] Julius Karangi joined the Kenya Air Force in 1973.

He trained as a cadet in the United Kingdom and was commissioned as an officer in 1974.

He qualified as a flight navigator in October 1975 and was assigned to the Flying Wing of the Kenya Air Force.

[3] General Karangi received the Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya,[4] the Order of the Burning Spear and the Legion of Merit.