A decorated KDF officer,who perished among 11 others in a plain crush in Kajiado county has been laid to rest in an emotional ceremony at Gionseri village in Nyamache sub county.
Boniface Ogati Mocheche,30, who was attached to the KDF Airforce Tactical Air Transport unit, at Moi Airbase perished when the ill-fated plane with 23 soldiers on board came down.
In a condolence message from KDF Airforce Commander, Colonel Leshan, read by Major General Fred Ogolla,Ogati was described as a gallant soldier who gave his life in defense of his country.
Because of his dedication to duty,the officer had received a state commendation of ‘’Linda Nchi’’.
The parents mourned him as a sole bread winner to the nuclear and extended families.
The father of a six year old child had served in the KDF for 11 years.