• Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen’s helicopter crash during takeoff in Baringo has drawn attention due to the common factor of the aircraft, identified as the 5Y-PKI
• The helicopter has previously experienced troubles, notably in 2020 when it acquired a glitch during Mutahi Kagwe’s tenure as Health Cabinet Secretary
• Kagwe was compelled to ditch the helicopter in Kericho county during the COVID-19 pandemic after the pilot faced difficulties starting it
• In February 2024, the 5Y-PKI helicopter made an emergency landing in Gatunguru Village, Mathioya, Murang’a county

Didacus Malowa, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings over three years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya

Nairobi – The last few weeks have seen a spike in incidents involving choppers and aeroplanes in the country.

Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen’s crash while taking off from Baringo has caught the eye of many due to one common factor; the chopper.

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The 5Y-PKI helicopter has already been demonstrated to have troubles after acquiring a glitch in 2020.

Mutahi Kagwe, former Health CS, was compelled to ditch the helicopter while on official duty in Kericho county in 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The CS was forced to descend after the pilot made multiple unsuccessful efforts to start the helicopter.

Kagwe was supposed to fly Kagwe and Health Director General Patrick Amoth back to Nairobi but failed to take off.

He was later obliged to return to Nairobi in his official automobile.

In February this year, the same chopper made an emergency landing in Gatunguru Village, Mathioya, Murang’a county.

Source: TUKO.co.ke

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