Overview
- Police confirmed six fatalities after the helicopter went down in Chepkiep, Mosop Sub-county, at about 4:45 pm on Saturday.
- The aircraft was reported as an Airbus H125 registered 5Y-DSB that departed Nairobi at 11:02 am.
- Police Chief Samuel Mukuusi said bad weather is a possible factor, and investigators are probing the cause as the aviation regulator has yet to comment.
- Reports indicated the crew attempted an emergency landing due to weather before the helicopter burst into flames.
- Authorities recovered personal effects, including MP Johana Ng'eno’s phone and SIM card, as leaders eulogized the third-term legislator and committee chair.