The late Chief of Defence Forces General Francis Ogolla's son Joel Rabuku Omondi has revealed that his father wanted to die fighting al Shabaab and bandits.
Paying tribute to his father at Ulinzi Sports Complex in Lang’ata, during military honours and memorial service, Omondi said his father always told him how he wanted to destroy the militant group and banditry.
“He wanted to die fighting these enemies. So do not ever fear the al Shabaab, if your boss did not fear the enemy, you also should not," he said.
Omondi urged soldiers fighting the militants and bandits to hit them hard saying it was what his father would want.
“His ultimate dream was to have a peaceful Kenya. The trend of innocent Kenyans been hit all the time is what he wanted to come to stop. He had told me many times that he would finish that war,” he stated.
Omondi added that his father may have rested, but those he leaves behind have the responsibility of wiping out the enemy.
“I want to tell the bandits and the Al Shabaab that the person who was hitting them all the time may have rested but the war is not over. He may have gone without finishing the job but all of you have the responsibility of finishing the war. Hit the enemy ruthlessly. Try hard and put God first. They will do nothing and make sure Kenya is safe,” he said.
Omondi further added that tears in Baringo and other areas where people have lost lives and displaced should not go in vain.
“He is gone but his instructions and orders are still there. When you go for an operation, destroy them completely. Give them more to the head and confirm they are dead, that is how he would have wanted it,” he stated.
Omondi recalled that his father’s worst days were when he lost soldiers to militants.
Ogolla was among the 10 officers who died in a helicopter crash on Thursday on the border between Elgeyo Marakwet and Uasin Gichu counties.
They were on a peace mission in the troubled Rift Valley region, which has been plagued by cattle rustling and banditry.
Ogolla’s body will be flown to Ng’iya village, Alego Usonga subcounty in Siaya on Sunday morning for burial the same day.
