Kenya Chief of Defence Forces Francis Ogolla has died.
On Thursday evening, President William Ruto announced that Ogolla died in a plane crash in Elgeyo-marakwet County.
He died alongside nine other military officers following after a KDF chopper crashed on Thursday afternoon.
The officers who died include 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.
The crash occured at 2:20 PM
“I am deeply saddened to announce the passing of General Francis Omondi Ogolla, the Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces,” President Ruto said.
According to the President, Ogolla left Nairobi on Thursday morning for a mission in the Rift Valley Region.
He inspected the renovation of five schools in Elgeyo Marakwet.
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