Kenya pays military homage to army chief killed in copter crash

A senior member of the Kenyan Army uses a compass to mark the distance between soldiers in formation during a military honours ceremony in memory of the defence chief and nine other senior top military officers killed in a helicopter crash at the Ulinzi Sports Complex in Nairobi, on April 20, 2024.

“General Ogolla represents the best of what Kenya has to offer,” Ruto added, saying that he was “very proud” to have appointed him. He had been visiting troops deployed in a security operation in the North Rift region, which is plagued by violence caused by armed bandits and cattle rustlers.According to Ruto, the crew were on a Bell UH-1B copter, nicknamed “Huey”, a model developed in the 1950s and used notably by US forces serving in the war in Vietnam.Kenyan media have reported that Thursday’s crash was the fifth involving a Kenyan military copter in the past year with a considerable number old and poorly maintained.

He had joined the KDF in April 1984, rising through the ranks to command the air force before going on to become vice chief of the defence forces in 2021 and then chief 12 months ago.

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