PHOTO: Photographer, Sergeant Rose Nyawira, died in chopper crash alongside CDF Ogolla

Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Photographer, Sergeant Rose Nyawira, died in chopper crash alongside CDF Ogolla.

The nation is coming to terms with the death of Chief of Defence Forces General Francis Ogolla.

Ogolla was confirmed to have died in a chopper crash in Kaben, Marakwet East on Thursday.

Ogolla was named the new Chief of Defence Forces in changes in the military in April 2023.

The chopper is said to have been carrying 12 people including officers of the rank of General when it went down.

Witnesses said it burst into flames on crashing.

There was only one survivor believed to be a photographer, other officers said.

The area was cordoned off soon after the accident.

The officers were surveying the area ahead of the planned deployment of more troops to battle cattle rustlers in the area.

Police initially said five officers had died and three survived. Gen Ogolla was a graduate of ÉcoleMilitaire de Paris and the National Defence College of Kenya.

He graduated with a Diploma in International Studies and Military Science from Egerton University, a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Armed Conflict and Peace Studies (First Class Honors) and a Master of Arts in International Studies from the University of Nairobi.