On 10 April 2006, a
Kenya Air Force
The Kenya Air Force (KAF) or sw, Jeshi la Wanahewa is the national aerial warfare service branch of the Republic of Kenya.
The main airbase operating fighters is Laikipia Air Base in Nanyuki, while Moi Air Base in Eastleigh, Nairobi is the he ...
Harbin Y-12
The Harbin Y-12 () is a high wing twin-engine turboprop utility aircraft built by Harbin Aircraft Industry Group (HAIG).
Design and development
The Y-12 started as a development of the Harbin Y-11 airframe
called Y-11T in 1980. The design featu ...
crashed in
Marsabit County in
Kenya
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as it approached the
Marsabit air strip. The crash killed 14 passengers, including a number of politicians.
Background
The flight to the region was to mediate a feud between rival communities at the
Ethiopia–Kenya border.
Aircraft
The aircraft involved in the crash was a 6-year-old twin-engine turboprop
Harbin Y-12 II, with registration KAF132. It was delivered to the
Kenyan Air Force
The Kenya Air Force (KAF) or sw, Jeshi la Wanahewa is the national aerial warfare service branch of the Republic of Kenya.
The main airbase operating fighters is Laikipia Air Base in Nanyuki, while Moi Air Base
Moi Air Base, formerly know ...
in 2006.
Victims
* Mirugi Kariuki MP, assistant minister of internal security
* Titus Ngoyoni MP, assistant minister of regional development
*
Bonaya Godana
Bonaya Adhi Godana (September 2, 1952 in Dukana, Ethiopia – April 10, 2006 in Marsabit, Kenya) was the foreign minister of Kenya from January 1998 until 2001.
From 2002 to his death in 2006 he was the deputy leader of the opposition Kenya ...
MP, deputy leader of the official opposition
* Abdi Sasura MP
* Guracha Galgallo MP
* Abdullahi Adan, member of the
East African parliament
* Peter King'ola,
Moyale district
Moyale District is a former administrative district in the former Eastern Province of Kenya. Its capital town was Moyale. It had population of 53,479 and an area of 9,390 km The district had only one local authority, Moyale county council. The di ...
commissioner
Investigation
The plane crashed due to poor weather over Marsabit Hill. Heavy fog caused the plane to crash as it approached the runway.
Reactions
The Kenyan President,
Mwai Kibaki
Emilio Stanley Mwai Kibaki (15 November 1931 – 21 April 2022) was a Kenyan politician who served as the third President of Kenya from December 2002 until April 2013 and is regarded as one of Kenya's founding fathers.
He had previously ser ...
issued a statement appealing for calm and prayers and said the Kenyan government had sent two planes to assist in the rescue and recovery efforts.
He also added that he had received the news with shock and disbelief, especially since the delegation of officials onboard the plane were headed to a peace mission in Marsabit.
References
Aviation accidents and incidents in Kenya
Aviation accidents and incidents in 2006
2006 in Kenya
2006 disasters in Kenya
April 2006 events in Africa
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