BREAKING: Pilot Of DP Ruto, Mario Magonga, Crashes Plane And Dies In Turkana

News reaching our newsdesk confirm that Mario Magonga, the pilot assigned to the Deputy President was involved in a plane crash in Turkana this morning.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT William Ruto pilot Captain Mario Magonga dies after crashing in Turkana; wreckage of chopper and his body found at 4am. pic.twitter.com/QNwoKhXJ8t

— NationBreakingNews (@NationBreaking) March 4, 2019

DP William Ruto's pilot captain Mario Magonga dies after crashing in Turkana. Kitutu Chache South MP Richard Onyonka, a relative of the deceased, calls for speedy investigations into the incident. #AMLiveNTV pic.twitter.com/EVrFUJSYCA

— NTV Kenya (@ntvkenya) March 4, 2019

 The pilot was a relative to Kitutu Chache South MP Richard Onyonka.
He has been the DP's pilot for close to 10 years now. The wreckage of the chopper and his body have been recovered.

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