{"id":27477,"date":"2026-10-12T14:35:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T14:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/?p=27477"},"modified":"2026-10-12T14:44:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T14:44:51","slug":"kenya-forest-service-says-four-safe-after-helicopter-crash-in-kericho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/index.php\/2026\/10\/12\/kenya-forest-service-says-four-safe-after-helicopter-crash-in-kericho\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya Forest Service says four survive Kericho helicopter crash, PS injured"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Environment Principal Secretary Festus K. Ng\u2019eno was among those injured when a Kenya Forest Service (KFS) helicopter crashed while taking off at Kericho Club on Monday morning, according to earlier reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement dated October 12, 2026, KFS said that four people, a pilot and three passengers, were aboard the helicopter, registration number 5Y-FSK, and all had been accounted for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;All the four are safe and accounted for,\u201d the service said.<br>The helicopter crashed at the golf club grounds near Famous Hotel in Kericho County, sustaining extensive damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photographs from the scene showed the wreckage on a grassy field, with the tail section separated from the main fuselage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" 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class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em><strong><em>Scene where Kenya Forest Service helicopter crashed in Kericho County on Monday\/Handout.<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The crash comes after two fatal aircraft accidents in Kenya in recent months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In August, a helicopter carrying seven people crashed near Mount Ololokwe in Samburu County, killing everyone on board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The aircraft, which was carrying tourists, struck a rock formation near the mountain\u2019s summit and burst into flames.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In September, a training aircraft operated by the Kenya School of Flying crashed in the Kipeto area of Kajiado West Subcounty, killing a student pilot and a flight instructor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Initial reports attributed the accident to poor visibility caused by heavy morning 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Ng\u2019eno was among those injured when a Kenya Forest Service (KFS) helicopter crashed while taking off at Kericho Club on Monday morning, according to earlier reports. 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