Uganda’s Prime Minister, Professor Apolo Robin Nsibambi, survived a helicopter crash yesterday (March 8, 2010) in the Buguri district on the eastern side of the country. The accident, which involved an Augusta A119 Koala helicopter …
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On the last post, in which I wrote about a helicopter crash landing involving Uganda’s prime minister, I briefly mentioned an emergency landing yesterday (March 8, 2010) by another helicopter in Kenya. That helicopter, which was carrying Kenya’s Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka to a border meeting with Uganda’s PM, went down safely at a private airstrip belonging to the former Kenyan president in Nakuru, Kenya.
In that incident, the helicopter was travelling from Nairobi to the border with Uganda when the crew informed the passengers they would land. The helicopter was reportedly swaying back and forth due to an unspecified mechanical problem. The emergency landing was uneventful and another aircraft was dispatched to return the VP to Nairobi.
Along with the Vice President, other survivors included Naomi Shaban and Mohamed Mahmoud.
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