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Kenya helicopter crash: President Ruto convenes emergency security council Kenya helicopter crash kills country's military chief
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President Ruto is seen with the chief of he Kenya Defence Forces General Francis Ogolla in this photo on 28 February President Ruto is seen with the chief of the Kenya Defence Forces General Francis Ogolla in this photo on 28 February
Kenya's President William Ruto has convened an urgent meeting of the country's security council after a military helicopter crashed, his spokesman has said. Kenya's military chief, Gen Francis Omondi Ogolla, has died after a military helicopter crashed in the west of the country, the president has announced.
Hussein Mohamed did not give further details. Gen Ogolla was in the helicopter alongside eleven other military personnel. Only two people survived.
But local media is reporting that senior military officers were on board. In a news conference, President William Ruto said it was a "tragic moment".
They reportedly included Gen Francis Ogolla, the president's chief military adviser and the chief of the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF). He had earlier convened an urgent meeting of the country's security council.
The BBC has not been able to verify these reports. The helicopter came down in Kenya's Rift Valley, in the west of the country, and burst into flames, according to local media reports.
The helicopter came down in Kenya's Rift Valley, and burst into flames, according to the reports.
Five people on board the helicopter were killed, while three others survived, the reports add.
Rescue and recovery teams have been dispatched to the site of the crash.Rescue and recovery teams have been dispatched to the site of the crash.
In a post on X, Kenyan government spokesman Isaac Mwaura urged Kenyans to "stay calm and avoid any speculation whatsoever at this critical juncture".
"An official communication concerning the Military Aircraft Crash shall be issued soon," he said.
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