Kenyan MP among six people killed in helicopter crash

NAIROBI, March ‌1 (Reuters) - A ​helicopter ​crash in western Kenya on Saturday killed ‌six people, including a member of ⁠parliament, police and government officials ‌said.

The helicopter crashed in ‌Nandi County, in the North Rift region. The cause was ​not immediately clear. County police commander Samuel Mukusi ⁠told Kenyan television station Citizen TV that the ​MP, the pilot, and four other people had died.

President ​William Ruto identified ‌the lawmaker as Johana Ng'eno, of Emurua Dikirr ⁠constituency, in a post on X.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with ⁠his family, his friends, the people ​of Emurua Dikirr, and all the victims and families affected by the ‌helicopter crash in Mosop, Nandi County," Ruto wrote.

The ‌other passengers were not identified.

(Reporting ⁠by Humphrey ‌Malalo and ​Noor Ali; Writing by Nellie Peyton; Editing by Raju ‌Gopalakrishnan)

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