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A helicopter carrying Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga, Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi and Attorney-General Dorcas Oduor was forced to make an emergency landing in Kericho County on Sunday afternoon after encountering severe weather.
The leaders were travelling from Homa Bay when weather conditions suddenly deteriorated, prompting the pilot to bring the aircraft down as a precaution.
The helicopter landed at Chepngetuny, near Belgut Technical Training Institute, where it remained grounded for some time as the weather improved.
The Attorney General Dorcas Oduor.
According to the governor’s office, the aircraft landed safely in an open field and resumed its journey after conditions cleared.
An official from the governor’s office said all those on board were safe and that the helicopter continued to Naivasha once it was safe to fly.