Five people are feared dead after the chopper they were flying in crashed into Lake Nakuru minutes after taking off.
The five including the pilot of the 5Y-NMJ, were heading to Narok where President Uhuru Kenyatta and the Jubilee brigade are expected to hold a rally.
Nakuru Senator Susan Kihika says 3 passengers in Lake Nakuru chopper crash are members of her communication team; rescue efforts underway. pic.twitter.com/vKfbfKCu4N
— Robin Njogu (@robinnjogu) October 21, 2017
According to the hotel management, the four male passengers who were in the copter checked in their hotel rooms on Friday at 6pm and left. They came back on Saturday morning at 6am in the company of a lady and boarded the helicopter which was parked in the hotel’s field.