Report reveals engine failure for chopper crash that killed Ogolla

Report reveals engine failure for chopper crash that killed Ogolla

Nine soldiers were also killed in the helicopter that carrying the Chief of Defence Forces .Probe ruled out weight, bad weather, crew coordination.

Ruto receives report revealing cause of Ogolla's chopper crash

President William Ruto has officially received the report of the April 18, 2024 tragic incident whereby former Chief of Defence Forces Francis Ogolla and nine other Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) personnel died in a helicopter crash in Elgeyo Marakwet County. In a statement on Friday, April 11, 2025, Ruto received the report at State House, […]

Ruto receives report on cause of Francis Ogolla's chopper crash

President William Ruto has officially received the report of the April 18, 2024 tragic incident whereby former Chief of Defence Forces Francis Ogolla and nine other Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) personnel died in a helicopter crash in Elgeyo Marakwet County. In a statement on Friday, April 11, 2025, Ruto received the report at State House, […]

The tragic helicopter accident of 18 April 2024 in northwestern Kenya, which claimed the lives of the Chief of the Defence Forces, General Francis Omondi Ogolla, as well as nine other high-ranking officers, was caused by an engine failure. This was revealed by a report by the Ministry of Defence published this Friday. The aircraft, a Huey KAF 1501, was crashed shortly after taking off in Elgeyo Marakwet County, about 400 kilometres from Nairobi.…

Francis Ogolla: Investigative report shows cause of plane crash that killed celebrated KDF general

A report from the board of inquiry formed by the Ministry of Defence has indicated that the chopper that killed CDF Francis Ogolla fell after an engine problem.

MoD probe blames Gen Ogolla chopper crash on engine malfunction

MOD technical experts and aviation investigators concluded that the Kenya Air Force Huey helicopter suffered a critical engine failure shortly after take-off from West Pokot, leading to the fatal incident, according to findings shared on Friday. - Kenya breaking news