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Families of fallen KDF soldiers grieve lost kin, shuttered dreams

From left: KDF soldiers Captain Hillary Litali, Sergeant Rose Nyawira and Brigadier Saidi Nzaro were killed in a helicopter crash in Marakwet East on Thursday. [File, Standard]

The body of one of the fallen military officers who perished in a helicopter crash in Marakwet East was on Friday laid to rest in Mombasa as several families who lost their kin struggled to accept the demise of their kin.

Grief, sorrow, and a sense of emptiness struck villages in Mombasa, Siaya, Nakuru, and Kirinyaga regions as families began burial preparations for the deceased officers.

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