Ruto Reveals Details Of His Phonecall With CS Duale After CDF Ogolla's Death

President William Ruto on Friday, April 19 disclosed details of his phone call with Defence Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale following the death of the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Francis Ogolla.

Speaking while condoling with the family of General Ogolla, Ruto said when he was told CS Duale was on the line and the subject was plane crush he told Duale not to give him negative news.

“When I was told that the CS for Defence was on the line and the subject was a plane crash and the plane was carrying the CDF and other officers when I took the phone I told Duale please don’t tell me negative news,” Ruto revealed.

The Head of State noted that after being told that General Ogolla had died he did not believe and directed Duale to connect him with military officials who were at the scene of the accident.

“Of course, the bad news came and it took me a while. But then I asked Duale please call someone on the ground and he told me there was a major and brigadier on the ground and I wanted to speak to them because it was not easy to believe that General Ogolla was gone,” Ruto narrated.

He mentioned that his last meeting with General Ogolla was on Tuesday this week and the CDF informed him on his itinerary including his visit to his home in Siaya County.

Further President Ruto said appointing General Ogolla as the CDF is one of the appointments he is proud of adding that General Ogolla made a big difference in the few months he was the head of the military.

“If there is one appointment that I made that I am very proud of it is that of General Ogolla because he deserved the appointment and he was a professional he was a leader and in the short time he was our CDF he made a difference, a big difference,” Ruto stated.