Kenya begins three days of mourning on Friday after its defence chief and nine other senior military officers were killed in a helicopter crash, the latest accident to blight the nation’s military.
Chief of Kenya Defence Forces General Francis Ogolla during his official state visit to State House in Nairobi, on 28 February, 2024. He died in a helicopter crash on 18 April 2024.
The other crash victims were Brigadier Swale Saidi, Colonel Duncan Keittany, Lieutenant Colonel David Sawe, Major George Benson Magondu, Captain Sora Mohamed, Captain Hillary Litali, Senior Sergeant John Kinyua Mureithi, Sergeant Cliphonce Omondi, and Sergeant Rose Nyawira.Also receive offers from The Africa Report's partners“The CDF was not only an accomplished military leader, but also a devoted patriot who dedicated his life to serving and protecting our beloved country.
Ruto told journalists last May that he had decided to appoint Ogolla despite the fact that the general was among those who had tried to overturn Ruto’s narrow election win against opposition leader Raila Odinga in 2022. in the North Rift region, where insecurity caused by armed bandits and cattle rustlers is rife.
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