Wreckage of the helicopter that crashed after dropping ODM leader Raila Odinga at Kudho Primary School in Gem, Siaya County on May 30, 2021. [Courtesy]A chopper that had flown ODM leader Raila Odinga to a function attended by President Uhuru Kenyatta crashed as it tried to take off. He said the ODM leader was safe and had left the plane by the time of the incident. According to the chopper’s pilot Julius Mwambanga, the helicopter crashed as he tried to take off after dropping Raila who had accompanied President Kenyatta to the area to commission various projects. Take a surveyMwambanga said the helicopter went down and overturned on the left side immediately after taking off.

Source: Standard Digital May 30, 2021 16:30 UTC