NAIROBI, March 1 (Reuters) - A helicopter crash in western Kenya on Saturday killed six people, including a member of parliament, police and government officials said.
The helicopter crashed in Nandi County, in the North Rift region. The cause was not immediately clear. County police commander Samuel Mukusi told Kenyan television station Citizen TV that the MP, the pilot, and four other people had died.
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President William Ruto identified the lawmaker as Johana Ng’eno, of Emurua Dikirr constituency, in a post on X.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, his friends, the people of Emurua Dikirr, and all the victims and families affected by the helicopter crash in Mosop, Nandi County,” Ruto wrote.
The other passengers were not identified.
Reporting by Humphrey Malalo and Noor Ali; Writing by Nellie Peyton; Editing by Raju Gopalakrishnan
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Kenyan MP among six people killed in helicopter crash
NAIROBI, March 1 (Reuters) - A helicopter crash in western Kenya on Saturday killed six people, including a member of parliament, police and government officials said.
The helicopter crashed in Nandi County, in the North Rift region. The cause was not immediately clear. County police commander Samuel Mukusi told Kenyan television station Citizen TV that the MP, the pilot, and four other people had died.
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President William Ruto identified the lawmaker as Johana Ng’eno, of Emurua Dikirr constituency, in a post on X.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, his friends, the people of Emurua Dikirr, and all the victims and families affected by the helicopter crash in Mosop, Nandi County,” Ruto wrote.
The other passengers were not identified.
Reporting by Humphrey Malalo and Noor Ali; Writing by Nellie Peyton; Editing by Raju Gopalakrishnan
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