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President Uhuru who landed in Kisumu county on Sunday afternoon ahead of Madaraka celebration on Tuesday visited Siaya county to launch a road and water project in the county.
Raila is amongst the leaders from Nyanza who joined the president in the day one tour of Nyanza.
According to a police report on the incident, the pilot captain Julius Mwambanga of Peniel Air was taking off after dropping Raila who had accompanied president Uhuru in commissioning Wagai Akala road when the chopper crash landed.
“He was only five meters from the ground when the aircraft came down, and overturned on its left side” the report seen by Star read.
As result of the crash the tail rota and the main rota was damaged.According to the county police boss the pilot was not injured but his sole passenger identified as Peter Mbeka was taken to hospital after he complained of chest pain.
” He is stable after undergoing precautionary checks,” he said.
Muchiri said that the accident scene had been secured awaiting the aircraft accident Investigators.
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