21/04/2024
Kenya Updates:
The late Kenya’s Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Francis Ogolla,62, is set to be laid to rest today April 21at his Ng’iya home in Alego Usonga.
Officials also revealed the burial comes early because Gen Ogolla had left a will with instructions that he be buried within 72 hours of his death.
Sources said the military had been informed of the will and are working within the timelines to ensure it is honored.
The event culminating in Ogolla’s burial have been taken over by the state. This is because he died in office.
The bodies of Gen Ogolla and nine other military officers and servicemen were flown to Nairobi on Thursday night.
The bodies were received at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport’s Embakasi military hangar where a prayer service was held.
They were then driven in ambulances to Forces Memorial Hospital for preservation past midnight.
On Friday, two families of those who died visited the mortuary for identification and possible burial as per Islam rites.
The cause of the crash is yet to be known. A team of experts flew to the scene on Friday to commence the probe, officials said.
