A tourist who was arrested over a drone incident at Deputy President William Ruto's residence in Karen was on Wednesday charged at a Milimani law court. Piotr Lukasz Litwiniuk, a citizen of Poland, was charged with four counts - importation of unmanmed aircraft without a permit issued by the authority, operating an unmanned aircraft system without authorisation, operating unmanned aircraft system without pilot licence and failing to register an unmanned aircraft. He was accused of importing the unmanned aircraft system - Mavic Air2 drone model number MA2UE3W without a permit issued by KCAA - on January 7 at Moi international Airport in Mombasa. The tourist is also charged with operating an unmanned aircraft system without authorisation from Kenya Civil Aviation Authority on March 29 in Karen, Nairobi. The court heard that on March 29, GSU officers manning the Deputy President's private residence within Karen spotted a drone flying over the residence.

Source: The Star March 31, 2021 12:11 UTC