Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen & Caleb Kositany involved in chopper accident

A helicopter carrying Transport and Roads Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has been involved in an accident.

The chopper is reported to have crashed back to the ground with all occupants on board while attempting to take off.

Kenya Airways Authority (KAA) Chairman Caleb Kositany was also in the chopper.

Initial reports indicate that no major injuries were reported during the mishap.

The accident happened in Mwachon area of Baringo county.

Images of the chopper shared online after the accident shows it in a slanted position.

Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen & Caleb Kositany involved in chopper accident Pulse Live Kenya

No damages are visible in the images.

Police secured the area and with investigations launched to establish the cause of the crash.

Murkomen broke his silence on the incident, appreciating concerned Kenyans who reached out.

He assured Kenyans that he was safe after the plane accident earlier in the day.

"Arrived safely in Nyatike with the Chairman Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) to condole with our KAA Managing Director Henry Ogoye who lost his loving mother.

"Earlier on, we had a small mishap, and we thank God we are safe. Thank you all for your concerns, prayers, and best wishes. God bless you," Murkomen stated.

Murkomen and his entourage boarded another flight and made it for the burial in the Nyatike area of Migori.