An unknown number of Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers died on Monday, September 18 night after their helicopter crashed.
The Ministry of Defence says the Kenya Air Force Huey helicopter crashed while on a night patrol in Lamu County.
The crew and other military personnel onboard were part of an air surveillance unit intensifying day and night patrols for the ongoing ‘Operation Amani Boni’.
“The leadership and entire KDF fraternity condoles with the families of the crew,” KDF says in a statement.
A board of enquiry has since been constituted and dispatched to the scene to establish the cause of the crash.
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