Kenya’s military chief, General Francis Omondi Ogolla, has died after a military helicopter crashed in the west of the country, President William Ruto has announced.
Gen. Ogolla was in the helicopter alongside 11 other military personnel. Only two people survived.
At a news conference, President William Ruto said it was a “tragic moment”.
He had earlier convened an urgent meeting of the country’s security council.
The helicopter came down in Kenya’s Rift Valley, in the west of the country, and burst into flames, according to local media reports.
Rescue and recovery teams have been dispatched to the site of the crash.
