00:01the narrative has changed what was first described as a tragic aviation accident in
00:07chip cape is now the center of a political firestorm former deputy president regarding
00:12gashagua has broken his silence and he did not means words in a viral video spreading
00:18like wildfire across x facebook and whatsapp groups gashagua claims that the late emrua
00:25kiri mp johanna ngeno was not just another casualty of bad weather the honorable johanna ngeno is my
00:32great friend and he is my political ally and a confidence and he has been very close to me for
00:44a
00:45long time in kisumo he called me before i was out of office and he told me
00:55what william ruto is planning and he was very disturbed he alleges sustained harassment
01:00political pressure threats and he names names interior cabinet secretary kip chumba morkomen
01:07senator aaron chariot gashagua claims these figures routinely intimidated ngeno
01:12in the months leading to his death since then i've been talking to neno and he has been under
01:19a lot of siege from kip chumba mokomen and aaron chariot trying to suppress his ambition to be the
01:26leader of the keep serious community that is the allegation now here is all to know about the crash
01:32itself on saturday february 28th 2026 at around 4 45 pm a eurocopter as 350 registration 5y-dcb went down
01:45in
01:46chip kip village mosopsob county nandi county on board six people among them honaribo joana ngeno
01:55eyewitnesses say the weather had turned hostile heavy mist strong winds poor visibility rain pounding the
02:03terrain
02:04ndr
02:06all of them one q a car on again out now now jana illa quava kichunga wonder so alia alion
02:17gonna
02:18now go same maigit taisha sankabi alabu tena kamu kaka and the truth the bill and the truth
02:40The helicopter had initially made what locals described as an emergency landing at around 4.30 p.m.
02:47Due to the deteriorating conditions, videos circulating online show the aircraft on the ground surrounded by residents.
02:55The occupants appeared shaken but alive.
02:58Then came the decision that is now under scrutiny.
03:01The attempted takeoff again.
03:04Footage shows the chopper struggling to lift in thick fog.
03:08The rotors fighting the elements, the aircraft hovering unsteadily before veering toward a forested area.
03:14Movement leader, impact, phlems.
03:17Lekka kakuda, tukiwana ikisunguka juya waya ingina apa kwa barabara.
03:26Kaendalea, kaendalea, ka charybu kuenda upanda ya forest,
03:30aweishu kucharybu tena kushuka jini.
03:33Ka charybu kupanda, napana, indakai narudishwa chini na upepo.
03:38Sasa itafia mali, kapita kwa jai, chini ya waya, kapita kwa miwa,
03:47All six on board perished, reports indicate one occupant may have survived briefly before succumbing to injuries.
04:15Authorities have pointed to adverse weather as the primary cause, but politics has entered the cockpit.
04:22Gashagua says Ngeno had become a thorn in powerful flesh.
04:26According to him, the late member of parliament was under pressure to join efforts to politically isolate him, and journalist
04:33-turned-politician Muhammad Ali, he claimed Ngeno refused.
04:37More explosively, Gashagua ties the pressure to land politics in Kilgorees, land said to be rich in rare minerals and
04:46part of the ancestral territory of the Kipsigis community.
04:53That allegation is that Ngeno resisted attempts to sign off on community land transfers.
04:59There is no publicly presented evidence backing these claims at this stage.
05:03They remain allegations, but they have ignited a debate that is not going away.
05:10I will say, I will say, assistant chiefs and chiefs, and then I will say, what is your name?
05:18The name is Shamba.
05:20The name is Shamba.
05:22The name is Shamba.
05:23The name is Shamba.
05:24That is how that statement came to this area.
05:27That is why I will say, what is your name?
05:30It is because of the statement Jupperts gave to the chiefs.
05:35These chiefs work under my chamber.
05:39You can be a chief.
05:40Shamba, you will say, what is your name?
05:44You will say, what is your name?
05:46Richard Onyonka added fuel to the political fire, says he believes, though without evidence,
05:52that the MP may have been targeted because he refused to sign over land belief to hold valuable mineral deposits.
05:59Again, belief, not proof.
06:02Yet the optics are combustible because this was not the first time Ngeno had publicly spoken about threats.
06:09In previous public remarks, he claimed he had been abducted, tied up, and intimidated over political disputes.
06:16Those incidents were never fully resolved in the public eye.
06:20Now he is gone, and the questions are multiplying.
06:24Let's pause.
06:25Kenya has seen tragic air accidents before.
06:29Whether in the Rift Valley can shift violently within minutes,
06:33aviation experts consistently warn that small helicopters are particularly vulnerable to sudden fog, banks, and wind shear.
06:41Multiple eyewitnesses in Chip Cape described near zero visibility.
06:47The technical investigation will need to answer hard questions.
06:51Why proceed with the takeoff in worsening conditions?
06:54Was there pressure to move?
06:57Were aviation protocols followed?
06:59Was mechanical failure ruled out?
07:02These are matters for investigators, not political rallies.
07:06But in Kenya, politics rarely waits for a final report.
07:10In Kenya, it's been a long report.
07:49the country is now split into two camps one side says this is reckless politicization of national
07:57tragedy the other says ignoring patterns of intimidation in kenyan politics will be naive
08:04social media is ablaze the hashtags are trending the anger is raw yet amid the noise one truth
08:11remains six families are grieving and emuru adikir has lost his representative
08:20there is a dangerous line between raising legitimate concerns and declaring conclusions
08:25without evidence gashago has demanded a full independent investigation transparent and
08:31beyond approach that demand is reasonable what will not be reasonable is turning suspicion into a
08:38verdict before facts emerge kenya's aviation authorities security agencies and independent
08:44oversight bodies now face a credibility test if this was purely weather and miscalculation the
08:50evidence must be clear if there was lapses they must be exposed if there was foul play it must be
08:58proven
08:58not whispered but here is the deeper layer this story is not only about a helicopter it is about
09:05trust trust in institutions trust investigations trust in political rivals telling the truth when
09:13leaders die in dramatic circumstances and when those leaders had publicly complained of threats suspicion
09:19becomes oxygen and kenya is breathing heavily tonight so we end with a question that will not go away
09:27was this a tragic chain of weather driven decisions or did political pressure form part of the environment that day
09:34why was checkoff attempted in thick fog and rain what exactly did the mp communicate to allies in his final
09:42weeks
09:42until the black box of truth is open politically and technically the debate will rage the investigation must be thorough
09:50because in kenya unanswered questions do not feed they foment and when they do they reshape politics
09:58newsroom maisha tv reader kering chubat
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