(240419) -- NAIROBI, April 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone shows the site of a helicopter crash in the northwestern part of Kenya, on April 18, 2024. Kenyan President William Ruto confirmed that military chief Francis Ogolla was among 10 senior commanders killed in a helicopter crash in the northwestern part of the country on Thursday. Ruto said Ogolla, chief of the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF), was aboard the KDF Huey helicopter with 11 other military personnel. The helicopter took off from a local primary school in Elgeyo Marakwet County when it went down and burst into flames at about 2:20 p.m. local time (1120 GMT). (Xinhua)