A police source, asking not to be named said three other soldiers on the helicopter were injured and taken to hospital.

A Kenyan military helicopter crashed in the west of the country, killing five soldiers inside on Thursday. 

A police source, asking not to be named said three other soldiers on the helicopter were injured and taken to hospital.

The presidents spokesman, Hussein Mohamed, in a post on X said the helicopter came down in Elgeyo-Marakwet county, without going into detail on any casualties.

"President William Ruto convened an urgent meeting of the National Security Council at State House Nairobi this evening following a Kenya Defence Forces'' helicopter crash this afternoon," Mohamed wrote on X.

A statement about the crash would be issued soon, government spokesperson Isaac Mwaura said on social media.

Defence minister, Aden Duale, did not respond to calls to his telephone by Reuters.

At least ten soldiers were killed in June 2021 when their helicopter crashed while landing near the capital Nairobi. 

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