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The latest details coming in now show that it’s suspected Kenyans deliberately gave wrong route information to pilots of the Ugandan choppers.
However, the contingent leader, Lt. Col. Chris Kasaija, being senior later sensed that something was wrong during the mission thus hard landing in the forests.
It’s yet unclear why Ugandans were denied correct information.
9:49am: Kenya’s Capital Fm now reports that the burnt wreckage of two Ugandan army helicopters was found Tuesday, two days after crashing in a remote mountainous region of Kenya while flying to war-torn Somalia, army officials said.
“The aircraft have been found but they are all burnt,” a senior Kenyan military official said. “We do not know the fate of the crew.” Kenyan army spokesman Bogita Ongeri confirmed the aircraft had been found.
9:00am: Uganda’s military intelligence is investigating reports that the two missing UPDF choppers were fired at from the ground before they tumbled down in flames in Kenya.
A crew over 14 Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Air Force is suspected to have perished in the deadly attack that has rattled the army’s hierarchy
The new development could be linked to either sabotage of Uganda’s aerial mission against Al Shabaab positions, according to sources.
“The Kenyan territory where the choppers were forced down should have been safe. These developments are disturbing,” a source told Chimpreports.com.
The deputy Chief of Staff (Airforce) Brig. Moses Rwakitarate is leading a Ugandan team in Kenya that is coordinating efforts with Kenya Air Force to retrieve the wreckages of the UPDF choppers.
Uganda could have lost billions of shillings in the eyebrow-raising incident.
More details to follow
However, the contingent leader, Lt. Col. Chris Kasaija, being senior later sensed that something was wrong during the mission thus hard landing in the forests.
It’s yet unclear why Ugandans were denied correct information.
9:49am: Kenya’s Capital Fm now reports that the burnt wreckage of two Ugandan army helicopters was found Tuesday, two days after crashing in a remote mountainous region of Kenya while flying to war-torn Somalia, army officials said.
“The aircraft have been found but they are all burnt,” a senior Kenyan military official said. “We do not know the fate of the crew.” Kenyan army spokesman Bogita Ongeri confirmed the aircraft had been found.
9:00am: Uganda’s military intelligence is investigating reports that the two missing UPDF choppers were fired at from the ground before they tumbled down in flames in Kenya.
A crew over 14 Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Air Force is suspected to have perished in the deadly attack that has rattled the army’s hierarchy
The new development could be linked to either sabotage of Uganda’s aerial mission against Al Shabaab positions, according to sources.
“The Kenyan territory where the choppers were forced down should have been safe. These developments are disturbing,” a source told Chimpreports.com.
The deputy Chief of Staff (Airforce) Brig. Moses Rwakitarate is leading a Ugandan team in Kenya that is coordinating efforts with Kenya Air Force to retrieve the wreckages of the UPDF choppers.
Uganda could have lost billions of shillings in the eyebrow-raising incident.
More details to follow
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