Kenya: No, Video Does Not Show Helicopter That Killed Kenya’s Military Chief Francis Ogolla

IN SHORT: Kenya’s Defence Forces chief Francis Ogolla and nine other officers died in a helicopter crash in April 2024. However, a video circulating on social media platforms does not show the aircraft they were travelling in.

On 18 April 2024, Kenya’s Chief of Defence Forces Gen Francis Ogolla was killed in a helicopter crash in Elgeyo Marakwet county, about 400 kilometres northwest of the capital, Nairobi.

Ogolla died along with nine officers, while two others survived.

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