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Two soldiers survived the crash and were in hospital.

Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 InternationalKenya’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.

Two soldiers survived the crash and were in hospital, he said, adding that an air investigation team had been sent to discover the cause. 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.

 

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