Kenya President William Ruto has announced that the country’s military Chief General Francis Ogola was among the 10 men, who on Thursday his army The helicopter Died after crashing shortly after take off.
British news agency Reuters reported that William Ruto said the helicopter, which was on a visit to meet troops stationed in northwestern Kenya, crashed minutes after taking off from the Chipotle Boys Secondary School in western Pokot County.
He added that two soldiers survived the accident and are undergoing treatment in the hospital.
He said that an aerial investigation team has been sent to find out the cause of the accident.
“Our motherland has lost a brave general,” Ruto said at a news conference.
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‘General Ogola’s death is a painful loss for me.’
General Ogola was previously the Chief of the Kenyan Air Force before becoming the Deputy Chief of Army Staff. Last year President Ruto promoted him to head the army.
According to French news agency AFP, the president, who called an emergency meeting of the National Security Council after news of the crash, said nine other “brave military personnel” on board had also died while two survived. are
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2024-08-28 03:14:06
