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Cause of aircraft accident that killed 11 in Kwale revealed

 Kwale residents and security officers at the scene where 12 tourists were killed in a plane crash at Tsimba area in Kwale County. The tourists were heading to Masai Mara from Diani. The plane is suspected to have crashed due to bad weather. October 28,2025.[Omondi Onyango,Standard]

Human body parts were scattered at a radius of 50 metres from the site where a light aircraft crashed and burst into flames in a village in Kwale County.

Authorities reported that the aircraft lost control minutes after taking off from Diani Airport and crashed at Mwongongi village in the Tsimba, Matuga Sub-County.

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