Police air wing gets two more choppers

Inspector General of Police Hilary Nzioka Mutyambai addresses the press on how the new acquisitions will help aerial surveillance. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

The police service is boosting its aerial capacity with acquisition of two more choppers, which are currently being assembled at the National Police Service Airwing at the Wilson Airport.

The acquisition of the choppers, 5Y-RPU and 5Y-TPU AB206 model, has brought the police fleet to 11, seen as part of the move that the Inspector General of Police Hilary Mutyambai says is meant to increase the capacity of the service in line with the ongoing modernisation drive that has also seen the service further equipped with new armoured personnel carriers (APC), among other equipment.