Ongoing rescue operations following the light aircraft crash, which was headed to Somalia on August 7, 2025 /LEAH MUKANGAIThe AMREF aircraft crash claimed 6 people (2 doctors, 2 nurses, and 2 on the ground), Kiambu County Commissioner Henry Wafula confirmed. He says those seriously injured rushed to the hospital.
Ongoing rescue operations following the light aircraft crash, which was headed to Somalia on August 7, 2025 /LEAH MUKANGAI
A KDF officer wades through the wreckage of the light aircraft in the ongoing rescue operations fin Mwihoko on August 7, 2025. /LEAH MUKANGAI
Ongoing rescue operations following the light aircraft crash, which was headed to Somalia on August 7, 2025 /LEAH MUKANGAI
Ongoing rescue operations following the light aircraft crash, which was headed to Somalia on August 7, 2025 /LEAH MUKANGAIThe aircraft, which was en route to Somalia, went down in a residential area.
The Cessna Citation 560, reportedly operated by Phoenix Aviation and chartered by Amref Flying Doctors, burst into flames upon impact.
Parts of the aircraft brought to the scene by locals following the tragic crash at Mwihoko, Kiambu county on August 7, 2025./LEAH MUKANGAI
Locals are restricted from accessing the accident scene./LEAH MUKANGAI
A resident consoled by an emergency responder at the scene of the light aircraft crash in Mwihoko on August 7, 2025./LEAH MUKANGAI.
