{"id":80324,"date":"2024-04-19T09:57:06","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T09:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=80324"},"modified":"2024-04-19T09:57:06","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T09:57:06","slug":"kenyas-military-chief-among-10-people-killed-in-helicopter-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2024\/80324\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya&#8217;s military chief among 10 people killed in helicopter crash"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NAIROBI (National Time) Kenya&#8217;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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two soldiers survived the crash and were in hospital, he said, adding that an air investigation team had been sent to discover the cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Our motherland has lost one of her most valiant generals,&#8221; Ruto told a news conference. &#8220;The demise of General Ogolla is a painful loss to me\u2026 A distinguished four-star general has fallen in the course of duty, and service to country.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 (KAF), according to a Defence Ministry profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When promoting Ogolla to the top military job a year ago, Ruto accused him of being part of a plot to overturn the result of the 2022 presidential election, but said he was the best qualified person for the job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dozens of civilians and police officers have been killed in the unrest in the northwest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At least 10 soldiers were killed in June 2021 when their helicopter crashed while landing near the capital, Nairobi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI (National Time) Kenya&#8217;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. 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