{"id":30009,"date":"2024-04-21T19:03:28","date_gmt":"2024-04-21T19:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2024\/04\/21\/president-ruto-eulogises-general-ogolla-as-consummate-military-officer-passionate-commander\/"},"modified":"2024-04-21T19:03:28","modified_gmt":"2024-04-21T19:03:28","slug":"president-ruto-eulogises-general-ogolla-as-consummate-military-officer-passionate-commander","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/president-ruto-eulogises-general-ogolla-as-consummate-military-officer-passionate-commander\/","title":{"rendered":"President Ruto eulogises General Ogolla as consummate military officer, passionate commander"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President William Ruto led the country in giving the late Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) General Francis Ogolla a befitting send-off.<\/strong><\/p>\n

General Ogolla was laid to rest at his Alego home in Siaya County in a colourful ceremony complete with a 19-gun salute.<\/p>\n

President Ruto said the country had lost a great military leader who served his country with passion and unwavering commitment.<\/p>\n

He described General Ogolla as a consummate military officer, a passionate commander and a patriot of great humility and integrity.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany people do not understand the loss that we have incurred as a country. There are very few leaders who can fit in the categorisation and shoes of General Ogolla,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Speaking during General Ogolla\u2019s burial service at Obama K\u2019Ogello Primary School, President Ruto said he was proud to have appointed and worked with the fallen CDF.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe loved this country and wanted the best for Kenya and would stop at nothing to make sure that Kenya was safe,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Present were First Lady Rachel Ruto, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang\u2019ula, governors, Cabinet Secretaries and MPs, among others.<\/p>\n\n

The President assured the country of thorough investigation on the cause of the accident that claimed General Ogolla\u2019s and the lives of nine other Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) officers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to assure the country that KDF and the Kenya Air Force have the requisite integrity and professionalism to make sure that there will be no shroud of doubt on what happened to General Ogolla,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The President said the days of extrajudicial killings and political assassinations are long gone.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere shall never be extrajudicial killings or political assassinations. It will never happen again that bodies float in River Yala. Not under my watch,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

President Ruto also said tribalism and ethnicity will no longer drive the politics and governance of the country. He said every Kenyan will have an opportunity to serve the nation on account of merit as opposed to tribalism and political affiliation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no position reserved for any group or any community or any region. Kenya belongs to all of us,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

This, he said, will give every child in the country hope that they can grow up and become anything they want.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want every child, as they grow up in Kenya, to know that merit is going to be the yardstick of how far they can go,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat is the Kenya we all want to belong to. That is the Kenya I will work hard to make sure becomes a reality,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Gachagua commended General Ogolla\u2019s leadership capabilities, saying he made an impact in the military during his tenure of service.<\/p>\n

Mudavadi said the late CDF was not only an accomplished military leader but also a diplomat.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe used these skills to serve his country,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Wetang\u2019ula said the late CDF was a fine military leader whose contribution to the nation\u2019s security is invaluable.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe had clarity of mind of what we needed to do to secure our region,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Defence Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale described General Ogolla as disciplined and a man of honour whose leadership in the military will be missed.<\/p>\n

Siaya Governor James Orengo, Senator Oburu Oginga, and Opposition leaders Kalonzo Musyoka and Martha Karua also spoke.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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