NAIROBI, Kenya – The Chief of Defence Forces Francis Ogolla is lifeless. Ogolla died after a chopper he was travelling in alongside different officers crashed in Kaben, Marakwet East on Thursday.
Ogolla took over as CDF on April 28, 2023.
The chopper is alleged to have been carrying 12 folks together with officers of the rank of Basic when it went down.
Witnesses mentioned it burst into flames on crashing.
There was just one survivor believed to be a photographer, different officers mentioned.
The realm was cordoned off quickly after the accident.
The officers had been surveying the realm forward of the deliberate deployment of extra troops to battle cattle rustlers within the space.
Police initially mentioned 5 officers had died and three survived.
The Kenya Air Drive Huey Helicopter had taken off from a neighborhood main faculty when it went down and burst into flames.
Ogolla was named the brand new Chief of Defence Forces in modifications within the navy, taking on from his predecessor Basic Robert Kibochi.
Kibochi handed over to Ogolla as CDF after attaining the obligatory exit age of 62.
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