Overview

• The Cessna Citation XLS air ambulance operated by AMREF Flying Doctors crashed into homes in Mwihoko, Kiambu County, shortly after departing Wilson Airport for Hargeisa.
• Four people aboard the jet and two residents on the ground were killed, and two others suffered serious injuries.
• Kenya Red Cross teams joined the military and National Police Service to secure the area and conduct rescue and recovery efforts.
• Eyewitnesses reported a mid-air fireball and debris raining down on neighboring rooftops before the aircraft struck the residential block.
• AMREF Flying Doctors is fully cooperating with the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority’s investigation to determine the cause of the accident.