Deputy President William Ruto’s pilot, Captain Mario Magonga, has died in a chopper crash in Turkana.
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Chief Pilot, (ATP) Mario Magonga
and a Qualified Helicopter Instructor trained in the Kenya Defence Forces
Kitutu Chache South MP Richard Onyonka, a relative of the deceased, on Monday said the chopper Mr Magonga was flying went off radar on Sunday.
He said following a search and rescue mission, the wreckage of the aircraft and the pilot's body were located on Monday at 4am. Four (4) other occupants who were Americans on board perished in the crash.
It was not immediately clear what caused the crash and Mr Onyonka called on the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) to investigate the incident.



So sad indeed.
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