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Rubani Magonga ambaye pia humuendesha Makamu wa Rais wa Kenya Willium Ruto Magonga amefariki dunia katika ajali ya ndege
Ndani ya ndege hiyo iliyoanguka huko Turkana walikuwemo raia wanne wa Marekani ambao pia wamefariki
Ndege hiyo ilitoweka kwenye rada wakati ikiwa kando kando ya ziwa Turkana kabla ya kubainika kuwa imepata ajali
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Captain Magonga worked for Tropic Air Kenya until June 2015. He died in a plane crash in Turkana on March 3, 2019. The chopper he was flying at the time of the disaster does not belong to Tropic Air
Kitutu Chache South MP Richard Onyonka, a relative of the deceased, said the chopper Mr Magonga was flying went off radar near Lake Turkana.
He said following a search and rescue mission, the wreckage of the aircraft and the pilot's body were located on Monday at 2am.
Deputy President William Ruto’s pilot, Captain Mario Magonga, has died in a chopper crash into Lake Turkana in Turkana County.
Police on Monday said Captain Magonga died with all the four Americans he was flying after their helicopter came down near Lobolo in Central Island National Park at 8pm.
OFF RADAR
“Available information indicates that two helicopters had landed earlier at Lobolo tented camp on the National Park’s Island, however one managed to clear the area safely,” the National Police Service said in a statement.
“Security personnel dispatched to the scene confirmed that among the five were four Americans and the Kenyan pilot.”
In this undated photo, Captain Mario Magonga relaxes at an undisclosed location.
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Security teams have been dispatched to the scene to assist with recovery of the wreck and the bodies, police said.
“The cause of the incident is yet to be established and the details of the deceased will be released once the next of kin have been notified.”
A source at the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) told the Nation that the two choppers were taking the tourists to the Central Island.
"They were unable to land because that place is very hilly. We don't know why they were trying to access the island at night. One of the helicopters crashed as they attempted to find their way back to Lobolo," the source, who requested anonymity because he is not authorised to brief the media on the matter, said.
The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) said the Bell 505, registration SYKDL, crashed soon after take-off.
SEARCH
"A rescue team was dispatched immediately and they arrived at the Central Island at around 11.20pm and located the wreckage at 3.20am with no survivors," KCAA Director-General Gilbert Kibe said in a statement.
The search and rescue operation was coordinated by the KCAA Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC), the National Police Service (Police Airwing, the Turkana Police Commander), Kenya Wildlife Service, Kenya Air Force, and Air Accident Investigation Department.
Captain Magonga and the four Americans were landing at Lobolo Camp on the shores of Lake Turkana in Northern Kenya.
"Investigations have commenced with the Air Accident Investigation Department (AAID) of the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing, Urban Development, and Public Works," Mr Kibe said.
Kitutu Chache South MP Richard Onyonka, a relative of the deceased, said the chopper Mr Magonga was flying went off radar near Lake Turkana.
He said following a search and rescue mission, the wreckage of the aircraft and the pilot's body were located on Monday at 2am.
"He (Magonga) went off the radar and they were unable to trace him until about 2am when they found his wreckage. The only thing we know is he was the one flying the helicopter," he told NTV.
'EXCEPTIONAL'
It was not immediately clear what caused the crash and Mr Onyonka called on the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) to investigate the disaster.
Captain Magonga, a former Kenya Defence Forces pilot, hails from Nyamataro, Kitutu Chache South, Kisii County.
