Report on Nandi helicopter crash to be released in 30 days

Transport Cabinet Secretary, Davis Chirchir, has confirmed that a preliminary report into the helicopter crash that claimed the life of Emurua Dikirr MP, Johana Ng’eno, is expected to be released within 30 days.  

The findings are anticipated to shed light on what led to the helicopter’s sudden disappearance from radar and the subsequent crash that has left the nation in mourning.

Chirchir said his ministry, through the Aircraft Accident Investigations Department (AAID) under the State Department for Aviation and Aerospace Development, has been at the crash site since Saturday and has initiated investigations into the circumstances surrounding the accident.

Addressing the press at JKIA Sunday when he led other government officials and leaders to receive the bodies of the six, the CS said a team from the department is currently at the scene combing through the wreckage and collecting critical evidence to reconstruct the final moments of the flight.

He said the probe will strictly follow international aviation standards to guarantee transparency and credibility.

The helicopter crashed shortly after disappearing from radar at 4:26pm, killing Ngeno and five other occupants on board.