Nairobi, April 24 -- The Opposition on Tuesday upped the ante on its calls for a thorough investigation into the death of Chief of Defence Forces Francis Ogolla with fresh demands for a judicial inquiry.

At a Parliamentary Group meeting held in Nairobi, the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition demanded that a public judicial inquiry, and not just a military probe, be instituted with regard to last Thursday's helicopter crash where General Ogolla died alongside nine other

(KDF) personnel. Two sustained injuries and are still in hospital.

Meanwhile, a memorial for the fallen general, which was scheduled for this Friday, has been postponed indefinitely.

The KDF, in a joint statement with General Ogolla's family, said they would set a new ...