A helicopter with several military officials on board, including the head of Kenya's armies, crashed Thursday in the west of the country. No details on the state of health of General Francis Omondi Ogolla, nor any assessment were immediately available.
The Presidency announced that Head of State William Ruto had called an emergency meeting of the National Security Council, following the crash of an army helicopter in Elgeyo-Marakwet County, about 400 kilometers northwest of the capital Nairobi. Aged 61, General Ogolla was appointed a little less than a year ago, on April 29, 2023, by President William Ruto. The helicopter caught fire after crashing, and there were more than ten high-ranking commanders on board. They (military officials) were in the area on a security mission because soldiers from the Kenya Defense Forces are deployed in the region, he added. The National Security Council brings together the heads of the main bodies and agencies responsible for the country's security.