Rais Ruto (May 15, 2023): Ogolla ni miongoni mwa watu waliojaribu kupinga ushindi wangu lakini nimemteua kuwa Mkuu wa Majeshi sababu ana vigezo

Haya maelezo yake yanaunganisha dots kuhusu ajali hii. Trust nobody. Mtu akishakuwa Naibu Mkuu wa Majeshi alikuwa hana pa kumpeleka maana cheo cha mwisho kabla ya kuwa CDF.

It was a matter of time maana hakuna cheo angepatiwa kingesuffice CV ya marehemu unless ingekuwa bongo yetu angepewa ubalozi but kwa katiba ya wenzetu mambo ipo tofauti kidogo.

RIP the fallen General. DOM
 
20 April 2024

OPERESHENI MALIZA UHALIFU ILIYOSABABISHA KIFO

Na mwandishi Mary Wambui

Operesheni Maliza Uhalifu ilianza zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita wakati Rais William S. Ruto aliapa kwamba serikali yake itamaliza wizi wa mifugo na tishio la ujambazi ambalo limekumba eneo hilo kwa miongo kadhaa.

Kwa muda mrefu wa mwaka jana 2023, operesheni ilirekodi mafanikio makubwa, huku hali ya kawaida ikirejea katika maeneo maarufu ya hapo awali, na kusababisha kufunguliwa tena kwa shule, barabara na masoko.

Hata hivyo, kuelekea mwishoni mwa mwaka jana 2023, mashambulizi hayo yalianza tena, hadi mapema mwaka huu 2024, haswa katika maeneo ya kaunti za Baringo, Meru, Isiolo, Laikipia, na Samburu.

Hii ilisababisha kuanzishwa kwa kituo cha pili cha amri ya pamoja ili kuhudumia maeneo mapya na kupelekwa kwa vifaa vya kisasa zaidi na vitengo vya polisi vilivyoundwa huko Loruk
na Mukogodo ili kuimarisha shughuli hiyo. KDF iliweka kambi zaidi Nolkera na Kurkur kando ya ukanda wa Malaso

Operesheni hiyo inayoongozwa na Jeshi la Polisi pia inahusisha shughuli za maendeleo, ikiwa ni pamoja na kujenga barabara, masoko, shule na miundombinu mingine ya kijamii na kiuchumi ambayo itafungua mkoa ambao umesahaulika kwa kiasi kikubwa.

Baadhi ya shughuli hizo ni pamoja na ukarabati katika Shule ya Msingi ya Chesitet, Shule ya Upili ya Wavulana ya Cheptulel, Shule ya Msingi ya Chepoton, Shule ya Msingi ya Ksaa na Shule ya Msingi ya Sablimoi, ambayo Jenerali Ogolla alikuwa ameenda kukagua.

Kifo cha kushtua cha Mkuu wa Majeshi ya Ulinzi (CDF) Jenerali Francis Omondi Ogolla katika ajali ya chopper Alhamisi alasiri kimeweka kipaumbele katika Operesheni Maliza Uhalifu Kaskazini mwa Rift, ambayo alienda kutathmini maendeleo yake kabla ya kufunguliwa tena. wa shule.

Jenerali Ogolla alifariki akiwa na umri wa miaka 62 katika ajali mbaya ya anga eneo la Sindar, Elgeyo Marakwet, wakati helikopta ya Kenya Air Force Huey aliyokuwa akisafiria, pamoja na maafisa wengine 11 wa kijeshi, kuanguka na kuungua mwendo wa saa 8.20 mchana.

Kabla ya ajali hiyo, CDF ilikuwa imepokea taarifa ya usalama katika eneo la Chesitet, Kaunti ya Baringo, na kisha kuelekea Kituo cha Uendeshaji cha Kainuk Forward katika Kaunti ya Turkana ambako alihutubia wanajeshi.

Kutoka hapo, yeye na wasaidizi wake walienda Chesegon huko Pokot Magharibi, ambako alizindua ukarabati wa Shule ya Upili ya Wavulana ya Cheptuel, mojawapo ya miradi inayofanywa na wanajeshi kama sehemu ya mkakati wa muda mrefu wa kukomesha ujambazi katika eneo hilo.

Hata hivyo, punde tu baada ya kuondoka Chesegon kuelekea Shule ya Mafunzo ya Recruits katika Kaunti ya Uasin Gishu, alikokuwa ameenda kukagua ujenzi unaoendelea, ndege hiyo ilianguka muda mfupi baada ya kupaa.

CDF alikufa katika ajali hiyo, pamoja na wengine tisa. Watu wawili walionusurika katika ajali hiyo walisafirishwa kwa ndege hadi Nairobi kwa matibabu.

“Kufariki kwa Jenerali Ogolla ni hasara chungu kwangu, na kwa hakika, huzuni tunayohisi sote kuhusu kifo chake inashirikiwa na watu wote wa Kenya, na hasa udugu wa wapiganaji askari na maofisa wa KDF. Jenerali mashuhuri wa nyota nne ameanguka kazini, na akiitumikia nchi,” Rais William Ruto alisema katika hotuba yake kwa taifa Alhamisi jioni.

Security operation to end banditry that killed General Francis Ogolla​

Security operation to end banditry that killed General Francis Ogolla

Gen. Francis Ogolla inspects a guard of honour on May 5, 2023. (Photo: KDF)
By Mary Wambui | 20 Apr 2024
Operation Maliza Uhalifu began over a year ago when President Ruto vowed that his government would end the cattle rustling and banditry menace.
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The shocking death of Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) General Francis Omondi Ogolla in a chopper crash on Thursday afternoon has put the spotlight on the ongoing Operation Maliza Uhalifu in the North Rift, whose progress he had gone to assess ahead of the re-opening of schools.

Gen. Ogolla died at the age of 62 in a tragic air crash in Sindar, Elgeyo Marakwet, when the Kenya Air Force Huey helicopter he was travelling in, alongside 11 other military officials, crashed and burned at around 2.20 pm.

Before the crash, the CDF had received a security briefing in Chesitet, Baringo County, after which he proceeded to the Kainuk Forward Operating Base in Turkana County where he addressed troops.

From there, he and his entourage went to Chesegon in West Pokot, where he launched the rehabilitation of Cheptulel Boys High School, one of the projects being undertaken by the military as part of the long-term strategy to end banditry in the region.

However, soon after departing Chesegon for the Recruits Training School in Uasin Gishu County, where he had gone to inspect ongoing construction, the aircraft crashed shortly after take-off.

The CDF died in the crash, along with nine others. Two survivors of the crash were airlifted to Nairobi for treatment.

“The demise of General Ogolla is a painful loss to me, and certainly, the sorrow we all feel about his passing is shared by all the people of Kenya, and especially the KDF fraternity. A distinguished four-star general has fallen in the course of duty, and service to the country,” President William Ruto said in his address to the nation on Thursday evening.

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President William Ruto is seen with the chief of the Kenya Defence Forces, General Francis Ogolla, in this picture taken on February 28, 2024. (Photo: AFP)

As the country mourns the distinguished general, questions are emerging as to what may have led to the crash, considering that security preparations for his visits are meticulous, akin to those done when the head of state is visiting an area.

Operation Maliza Uhalifu began over a year ago when President Ruto vowed that his government would end the cattle rustling and banditry menace that has plagued the region for decades.

For most of last year, the operation recorded significant success, with normalcy returning in previous hot spots, leading to the reopening of schools, roads, and markets.

However, towards the end of last year, the attacks resumed, extending to early this year, mainly in parts of Baringo, Meru, Isiolo, Laikipia, and Samburu counties.

This prompted the setting up of a second joint command centre to cater to the new areas and the deployment of additional sophisticated equipment and police units formed in Loruk and

Mukogodo to beef up the operation. KDF set up more camps in Nolkera and Kurkur along the Malaso belt

The National Police Service-led operation also entails development activities, including building roads, markets, schools and other socioeconomic infrastructure that will open up the region that has been largely neglected.

Some of these activities include renovations at Chesitet Primary School, Cheptulel Boys High School, Chepoton Primary School, Ksaa Primary School and Sablimoi Primary School, which General Ogolla had gone to inspect.

President-William-Ruto-with-late-Chief-of-Defence-Forces-Francis-Ogolla-right-and-Vice-chief-of-Defence-Forces-Lt-General-Charles-Kahariri-on-March-9-2024.jpg
President William Ruto with former Chief of Defence Forces Francis Ogolla (right) and Vice Chief of Defence Forces Lt General Charles Kahariri at State House on March 9, 2024. (Photo: PCS)

This is the first time a Chief of Defence Forces has died in office. Insiders said Ogolla will automatically be replaced by his Vice Chief of Defence Forces, Lt General Charles Muriu Kahariri.

Ruto appointed Kahariri to his position last month, replacing Lt. General Jonah Mwangi, whose term ended after 42 years of service.

Ogolla took office as CDF on April 29 last year, replacing General Robert Kibochi, whose tenure had ended. Before his promotion to CDF, he served as the Vice Chief of Defence Forces for two years.

His vision for the KDF was to build a solid force with a shared mission under the mantra “One force, One mission.”

“When I leave, let Kenyans judge me. But I want to leave behind an effective military, respected the world over and able to deliver on its mission wherever, whenever,” he said in an interview with KBC in August last year.

The avid golfer said he had to drop some of his hobbies, including the gentleman’s game, to concentrate on his increased responsibilities.

Ogolla joined the Kenya Air Force on April 24, 1984, and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in May 1985.

He trained as a fighter pilot with the US Air Force and was also an instructor pilot. He also trained in imagery intelligence, counter-terrorism, and accident investigation.

Ogolla was a graduate of the École Militaire de Paris and the National Defence College of Kenya.

He is survived by his wife, Aileen Ogolla, two children, and a grandson.
 
TOKA MAKTABA:

11 April 2024

Joint Operesheni Maliza Uhalifu inayotekelezwa kwa pamoja baina ya vyombo vya usalama na ulinzi nchini Kenya, yaani jeshi la polisi wakishirikiana na jeshi la ulinzi.

James Khwatenge afisa mstaafu kitengo maalum cha intelejensia / usalama ndani ya jeshi la polisi la Kenya afafanua operesheni hiyo kwa undani


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