News
KDF Chopper Crashes In Marakwet
Casualties have been reported from different media outlets.
A Kenya Airforce helicopter has crashed in Kabwen in Marakwet East. It’s reported that it had on board high ranking military personnel including CDF General Francis Ogolla but there’s no official information yet about the incident.
Casualties have been reported.
This is a developing story…
UPDATED
The Defence Council is currently hold up in a crisis meeting.
Sources indicated that the meeting was called to assess the situation following the chopper crash and make a statement to the country.
The Council is chaired by the Defence Cabinet Secretary.
However, the Vice Chief of the Defence Forces is not a member of the Council.
Other members are the Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces, the three commanders of the defence forces and the Principal Secretary in the Ministry responsible for defence.
The Council is responsible for the overall policy, control, and supervision of the Kenya Defence Forces; and performs any other functions prescribed by national
The Defence Council is the highest decision-making body involved in the day-to-day running of the Kenya Defence Forces.
The Defence Council is concerned with both short and long-term operations and strategies of the Kenya Defence Forces.
The Defence Council will set the policies and oversee the daily operational aspects of the Kenya Defence Forces.
They are also responsible for the overall policy, control, and supervision of the Kenya Defence Forces.
The Council performs any other functions prescribed by national legislation.
The Kenya Air Force Huey Helicopter had taken off from a local primary school when it went down and burst into flames.
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 incident.
The officers were surveying the area ahead of the planned deployment of more troops there to battle cattle rustlers.
Police initially said five officers had died and three survived.
Kenya Insights allows guest blogging, if you want to be published on Kenya’s most authoritative and accurate blog, have an expose, news TIPS, story angles, human interest stories, drop us an email on [email protected] or via Telegram
Madagascar’s Top Court Invites Army Colonel to Serve As President After Power Grab
Court Fines Orengo’s Law Firm For Wrongful Dismissal of Lawyer
Sentenced to Death in Congo, Ex-President Kabila Resurfaces in Nairobi to Convene Political Conclave
VIDEO: Chaos Erupt in Parliament As Duale, MPs Trade Insults Over SHA
PHOTOS: Ruto Stuns in First Symbolic Appearance in Full Kenya Army Combat Uniform
The Return of NMS? Ruto and Sakaja To Sign A Pact on Managing Nairobi
Ruto Enrolls For Masters In AI At Open University
Standard Bank In Advanced Talks To Acquire Kenyatta Family-Linked NCBA, Bloomberg Reports
Catholic Nun Arrested in Meru For Murder of Fellow Nun
SCANDAL EXPOSED: KAA Boss Dr. Gedi Under Fire Over Sh243M Tender Heist and US Visa Ban Linked to Drug Trafficking
How Bishop Mark Kariuki’s Deliverance Church Became Vehicle for Sh10 Billion Land Fraud
A Pattern Emerges: How Somali-Led Cartels Are Fueling Kenya’s Real Estate Boom With American Fraud Money
Calls Mount To Investigate EADB Over Alleged Massive Corruption and Cartelism As EALA Says The Bank No Longer Serves Its Purpose In The Region
Former Nairobi CEC Newton Munene Found Dead as Sonko Alleges Cartel Involvement
iPhone, iPad, iMac: What The ‘i’ in Apple Products Actually Stands For
Lea Maize Flour Producer Admits to Adding Chemicals to Make Ugali ‘Balloon’ as Experts Issue Warnings
US Charges Kenyan with Stealing Sh83 Billion from USAID-Funded Project at KEMSA
Alarm Over Scheduled Sh230 Million Payout To Two Select Firms Putting Sakaja’s ‘Golden Girl’ Asha Abdi On The Spot
Financial Watchdog Flags Sh600 Million Sham SHA Payments
Gachagua, Woman Face Eviction Over Unpaid Sh25 Million Nairobi Apartment
-
Investigations1 week agoA Pattern Emerges: How Somali-Led Cartels Are Fueling Kenya’s Real Estate Boom With American Fraud Money
-
News4 days agoFormer Nairobi CEC Newton Munene Found Dead as Sonko Alleges Cartel Involvement
-
Business2 weeks agoLea Maize Flour Producer Admits to Adding Chemicals to Make Ugali ‘Balloon’ as Experts Issue Warnings
-
News2 weeks agoUS Charges Kenyan with Stealing Sh83 Billion from USAID-Funded Project at KEMSA
-
Investigations1 week agoFinancial Watchdog Flags Sh600 Million Sham SHA Payments
-
News2 weeks agoGachagua, Woman Face Eviction Over Unpaid Sh25 Million Nairobi Apartment
-
Grapevine2 weeks agoGovernor Mutula Kilonzo Embroiled in Dramatic Fallout With Baby Mama
-
Grapevine1 week agoRobert Burale’s Ex-Wife Spills All The Tea – “I Found Gay Porn on His Laptop, Another Woman Paid For Our Honeymoon!