[PHOTOS] Sombre mood as General Ogolla's body arrives at Kisumu airport

The body was received by Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.

In Summary

  • A brief military parade was conducted at the airport in honour of General Ogolla before the body left for his rural home by road.

  • Locals lined up along the Kisumu- Bondo road to pay their last respects to General Ogola.

by MAURICE ALAL@alalmaurice
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21 April 2024 - 10:34
The body of late Chief of Defence Forces General Francis Ogolla arrives at Kisumu International Airport on Sunday, April 21, 2024.
The body of late Chief of Defence Forces General Francis Ogolla arrives at Kisumu International Airport on Sunday, April 21, 2024.
Image: CS ELIUD OWALO PRESS TEAM

The body of the Chief of Defence Forces General Francis Ogolla arrived at Kisumu International Airport on Sunday ahead of the burial at his Ng'iya village in Alego-Usonga, Siaya County.

The body was received by Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua alongside top military officials and ICT Cabinet Secretary Eliud Owalo.

Present were Ogolla's wife and son.

A brief military parade was conducted at the airport in honour of General Ogolla before the body left for his rural home by road.

Locals lined up along the Kisumu- Bondo road to pay their last respects to General Ogola.

Already, President William Ruto has arrived at Senator Obama K'Ogello primary school in Siaya for the burial ceremony.

The Commander-in-Chief arrived at 9.50 am.

CS Owalo said:

"An extremely sad moment as we received the body of General Ogola at the airport in Kisumu."

ICT Cabinet Secretary Eliud Owalo console Late General Francis Ogola's wife Aileen Kathambi and son Joel Ogola at Kisumu International airport on Sunday, April 21, 2024.
ICT Cabinet Secretary Eliud Owalo console Late General Francis Ogola's wife Aileen Kathambi and son Joel Ogola at Kisumu International airport on Sunday, April 21, 2024.
Image: CS ELIUD OWALO PRESS TEAM
A millitary parade mounted in honour of the late CDF Francis Omondi Ogolla upon arrival at Kisumu International Airport on Sunday, April 21, 2024.
A millitary parade mounted in honour of the late CDF Francis Omondi Ogolla upon arrival at Kisumu International Airport on Sunday, April 21, 2024.
Image: CS ELIUD OWALO PRESS TEAM
Sombre mood at Kisumu International airport as CS Eliud Owalo, family members and senior millitary bosses wait to receive the body of late CDF Francis Ogolla on Sunday, April 21, 2024.
Sombre mood at Kisumu International airport as CS Eliud Owalo, family members and senior millitary bosses wait to receive the body of late CDF Francis Ogolla on Sunday, April 21, 2024.
Image: CS ELIUD OWALO PRESS TEAM
The body of CDF Francis Ogolla arrives at Kisumu International Airport on Sunday, April 21, 2024.
The body of CDF Francis Ogolla arrives at Kisumu International Airport on Sunday, April 21, 2024.
Image: CS ELIUD OWALO PRESS TEAM
The body of CDF Francis Ogolla arrives at Kisumu International Airport on Sunday, April 21, 2024.
The body of CDF Francis Ogolla arrives at Kisumu International Airport on Sunday, April 21, 2024.
Image: CS Eliud Owalo Press Team

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