KDF goes after locals who stole from Gen Ogolla and his colleagues at the crash site
Military pursue locals who stole from the victims of the KDF chopper crash; General Ogolla and his other colleagues
Military pursue locals who stole from the victims of the KDF chopper crash; General Ogolla and his other colleagues.
Members of the public who rushed to the helicopter crash scene where Chief of Defence Forces Gen Francis Ogolla and eight of his juniors died stole some items belonging to the victims.
A military probe team known as the Board of Inquiry, spearheaded by Commander of Laikipia Airbase, Brig Mohamed Salah Farah has been established to investigate the April 18 military chopper crash.
The detectives have already visited the surrounding villages where the crash happened at the Kaben-Cheptulel border between Elgeyo Marakwet and West Pokot in the banditry-prone North Rift region to recover the stolen items.
According to the detectives, some of the valuables include watches, mobile phones, and shoes believed to have been taken by first responders to the scene.
Some of the mobile phones were still being switched on and off, suggesting that those keeping them were wary of being tracked down for handling stolen property according to reports.
General Ogolla’s family said the only thing that was handed over to them by the military from the site was his wedding ring.
Some of the bodies were intact when they were picked from the scene while others were burnt following the crash that happened soon after the chopper had taken off.
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“Some of these people are walking around with the valuables including mobile phones and shoes of the victims,” said an official, adding, the items are needed as part of the ongoing probe.
The team has contacted local leaders to help in talking to the said responders who are yet to surrender the valuables.
Police are also helping with the probe. One of the items the probe team will be seeking to recover is the fallen General’s Bible, which is said to have disappeared during the crash.
Speaking at the fallen General’s memorial service at the Ulinzi Sports Complex in Lang’ata, Nairobi, Joel, his son, sent out an impassioned plea to the military to recover his father’s treasured Bible, saying he would want to preserve it as a memento.
“As he lies here with his uniform, I see they put his medals, his sword and boots. He loved it as a tool for the job but nothing more. Don’t be under any illusion that he thinks he is important once he breathed his last,” Joel noted.
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