Mum’s Plea After Mwihoko Plane Crash Kills Daughter Just After Salon Visit
The crash has so far claimed six lives, as investigations commenced...
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A single mother, Mercy Nafula, is appealing for help after her daughter was killed in a plane crash on Thursday, August 7, in Mwihoko. The AMREF plane, a CESSNA, crashed into their home, killing her daughter instantly and destroying their belongings.
- Total casualties stand at six: four people on board and two individuals on the ground, including Nafula's daughter.
- The aircraft, belonging to AMREF's Flying Doctors wing, was a Cessna Citation XLS en route to Hargeisa, Somalia, from Wilson Airport.
- The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) reported the aircraft lost radio and radar contact three minutes after take-off. A probe by KCAA’s Air Accident Investigation Department, Ministry of Transport, and security agencies is underway.
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Investigation and Impact of Mwihoko Plane Crash on August 7 - August 2025
On Thursday, August 7, a fatal plane crash in Mwihoko, Kiambu County, near Nairobi, killed six people. The Cessna Citation air ambulance, operated by AMREF Flying Doctors, crashed shortly after taking off from Wilson Airport, en route to Hargeisa, Somalia. Aircraft accident investigators later recovered the black box from the crashed AMREF plane, a crucial device expected to provide key insights into the cause of the accident, which also killed a daughter of a single mother, Mercy Nafula, whose home was destroyed.
