Francis Ogolla was named Chief of Defence Forces on April 28, 2023.
Died in a chopper crash in Marakwet East on April 18, 2024.
On April 28, 2023, President William Ruto promoted Francis Omondi Ogolla to the rank of General and appointed him Chief of the Defence Forces (CDF).
Before this appointment, General Francis Omondi Ogolla was the Vice Chief of the Defence Forces.
Ogolla joined the Kenya Defence Forces on April 24, 1984, and was commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant on May 6, 1985, and posted to Kenya Air Force.
He trained as a fighter pilot with USAF and as an instructor pilot at the Kenya Air Force (KAF).