KDF Helicopter Crashed due to Engine Malfunction, Report Reveals
From president.go.ke
President William Ruto on Friday received a report on the helicopter crash that claimed the life of the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), General Francis Ogolla.
The report was presented to the Head of State by Defence Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya at State House, Nairobi.
Based on the facts and evidence gathered, the report concluded that the crash was caused by an engine malfunction.
“Consequently, Kenya Air Force has updated and reviewed its Standard Operating Procedures to avert future occurrences,” read the report.
Other officers who lost their lives in the crash were: Brigadier Swale Saidi – Commander, Combat Engineers Brigade; Colonel Duncan Keittany – Colonel Operations, DHQ; Lieutenant Colonel David Sawe – Staff Officer, Infrastructure, DHQ; Major George Benson Magondu – Pilot; Captain Sora Mohamed – Pilot; Captain Hillary Litali – Aide-de-Camp to CDF; Senior Sergeant John Kinyua Mureithi – Flight Technician; Sergeant Cliphonce Omondi – CDF Security; and Sergeant Rose Nyawira – CDF Media.
CDF General Charles Kahariri, Vice CDF Lt-General John Omenda, and Kenya Air Force Commander Major-General Fatuma Ahmed were also present.
