A light aircraft belonging to the medical charity Amref Flying Doctors crashed in Nairobi's Githurai area, killing six people and injuring two others. The Cessna plane, en route to Hargeisa, Somalia, lost radio and radar contact shortly after takeoff from Wilson Airport.

• Six fatalities were reported, including four on board (doctors, nurses, pilot) and two on the ground.
• The medical charity Amref Flying Doctors owned the aircraft, which was carrying four crew and staff.
• The plane lost contact with air traffic control just three minutes after takeoff, as reported by the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority.