Kenya’s chief of defence forces Gen. Francis Ogolla died in the afternoon of April 18 in a chopper accident while on active military duty in western Kenya at the border of West Pokot and Elgeyo Marakwet counties. Gen. Ogolla was in the company of 11 other top military personnel, nine of whom also perished in the unfortunate chopper crash, leaving only two critically injured survivors. There is currently an active military operation to deal with bandits and cattle rustlers in the area.
While confirming the incident that evening, Kenya’s President William Ruto announced three days of mourning in the country, directing that all national, East African, and military flags, fly at half-mast throughout the country and in all its consulates abroad.
