Kenya's military chief among 10 people killed in helicopter crash

NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenya 's military chief, General Francis Ogolla , was among 10 people killed when their military helicopter crashed shortly after take-off on Thursday, President William Ruto announced.The aircraft, which had been on a visit to troops deployed in northwest Kenya to combat endemic cattle-rustling, came down just minutes after leaving Cheptulel Boys Secondary School in West Pokot County, Ruto said.

"Ogolla was previously the head of the Kenyan air force, before rising to deputy military chief and then being promoted by Ruto last year to head the military.Ogolla joined the Kenya Defence Forces in 1984, where he trained as a fighter pilot with United States Air Force and as an instructor pilot at the Kenya Air Force , according to a Defence Ministry profile.

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