A police chopper bought at more than Sh680 million crashed Thursday evening, leaving four police officers on board seriously injured.

The chopper was overflying Mathare slums when it crashed within the National Youth Service field at about 4pm. The chopper which was unveiled in April this year at the National Police Service Airwing was badly damaged. Police said the four officers on board were on routine patrols in the city when the incident happened.


Officials said there were three officers and an engineer from the manufacturing company- Augusta Westlands, an Italian Company.

Those at the scene said the pilot tried to make a hard landing on the field when it went down headfirst before landing on its back.

This is the second police chopper to crash in less than a month.


A Bell type chopper crashed within Wilson Airport on August 22, injuring two including an instructor.

When the second one crashed Thursday, senior police officers led by Nairobi police boss Japheth Koome and head of police airwing Rodgers Mbithi rushed to the scene and ordered the area be cordoned.


It was not immediately clear what caused the incident.

This incident leaves the police without an operational chopper. The chopper from Augusta Westlands, an Italian Company had boosted police operations in the country with even some politicians booking it for their political trips.

It had increased the capacity and improved police ability to quickly move troops to any trouble spot and generally improve their mobility.


The crashed chopper had a capacity of 15 passengers and could take off and land on autopilot.

The Augusta Westlands, an Italian Company was paid Sh683 million in the 2014/2015 financial year for the helicopter that can cruise up to 300kph.

Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Nkaissery praised the chopper as the best for the police service when it was unveiled.

As part of the deal to acquire the chopper, 10 pilots and six engineers were trained for three months at the manufacturer's headquarters in Italy.


The chopper is a twin-engine helicopter that has an endurance of six hours, which means it can remain airborne for at least six hours without refueling. It has a capacity for a vertical takeoff with just one engine with a full load at high altitudes.

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Chinko

those students get mind oh, they went ahead and switch off the helicopter to prevent it from blowing up, what if it blew them up nko??

damn!!

Kenya is better than Nigeria, that is why the Flat headed are supporting them, come and see your jet done fall down. Go and develop Kenya, so that they can learn to drive their chopper.

comfirms thay kenyan's are built for running instead of flying.

Kenyans like beefing Nigerians and like making bad news

Kenya on the news again

At that price? Those incompetent Italian manufacturers should replace it with an apology

FriendChoice:
Kenya is better than Nigeria, that is why the Flat headed are supporting them, come and see your jet done fall down. Go and develop Kenya, so that they can learn to drive their chopper.

Shut the fucck up. Kenya is a much better progressive country than Nigeria, you bitter, illiterate, islamo-afonja with a disproportionate conehead. Wishing them evil will not change the sorry state of your pathetic hell-hole.
Atleast the Kenyans are trying to improve themselves and their country and developing their capabilities in the process.

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CSTR2:
Shut the fucck up. Kenya is a much better progressive country than Nigeria, you bitter, illiterate, islamo-afonja with a disproportionate conehead. Wishing them evil will not change the sorry state of your pathetic hell-hole.
Atleast the Kenyans are trying to improve themselves and their country and developing their capabilities in the process.

[/s] Kenyan youth spotted, wetin you dey still find for Africas largest indigenous forum Oya Hurry relocate to your country Kenya, where they have good ICT system 4 entrepreneurs.

FriendChoice:
Kenya is better than Nigeria, that is why the Flat headed are supporting them, come and see your jet done fall down. Go and develop Kenya, so that they can learn to drive their chopper.

if this had happened in Nigeria, nobody would have survived. All the crew members would have been dead.

Kenya is more organised. This is a proof of that. You wan take Kenya compare to nigerira.

Balkan:
if this had happened in Nigeria, nobody would have survived. All the crew members would have been dead.

Kenya is more organised. This is a proof of that. You wan take Kenya compare to nigerira.

What are you finding here in Africas largest indigenous forum here, you should have been in Kenya by know developing their ICT

FriendChoice:
[s][/s] Kenyan youth spotted, wetin you dey still find for Africas largest indigenous forum Oya Hurry relocate to your country Kenya, where they have good ICT system 4 entrepreneurs.

Bloody illiterate.
Africa's largest forum my foot.

FriendChoice:


What are you finding here in Africas largest indigenous forum here, you should have been in Kenya by know developing their ICT

never belong to this animal kingdom. Do you know where I am?

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CSTR2:
Shut the fucck up. Kenya is a much better progressive country than Nigeria, you bitter, illiterate, islamo-afonja with a disproportionate conehead. Wishing them evil will not change the sorry state of your pathetic hell-hole.
Atleast the Kenyans are trying to improve themselves and their country and developing their capabilities in the process.

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Here comes the marriage scam artist. Shameless being that hate Nigeria but cant stop meddling into its affairs. You are frustrated already and will kill yourself over nothing. You will soon be deported, hateful bigot.

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Balkan:
if this had happened in Nigeria, nobody would have survived. All the crew members would have been dead.

Kenya is more organised. This is a proof of that. You wan take Kenya compare to nigerira.

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FriendChoice:
[s][/s] Kenyan youth spotted, wetin you dey still find for Africas largest indigenous forum Oya Hurry relocate to your country Kenya, where they have good ICT system 4 entrepreneurs.

That shameless bigot is one ipob tout escaped from Nigeria through oyinbo marriage scam. The hateful being is frustrated and tired of his life. Check his old post, and you will pity the shameless bigot.

nigerians can never do such, that's the moment we will discover our inbuilt relay race talent

WTF!!

Newly chopper? That's strange. Kenya is now competing with Nigeria in strange news.

May the probe commence

The is nigeria, wet in concern us? Abu nah gossip we wan dey do now? Bad Belle tins

The location of the crash na eye sore...Kenyans should be ashamed

Kenya again

Kenya and bad news 5 & 6

Waiting for this guy's photo.

I don't like piracy, I would have put the photo.

It seems Kenya and Nigeria have buying rejected aircrafts in common

So Sad