28th October, 2025
Twelve people have died after an aircraft headed to Kichwa Tembo from Diani crashed in the Kwale Simba area on Tuesday morning.
The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) Director General Emile Arao confirmed the incident, stating: “KCAA wishes to confirm that an aircraft, registration number 5Y-CCA, on its way from Diani to Kichwa Tembo, crashed at 0530Z."
Kwale County Commissioner Steven Orinde confirmed, saying all the 12 victims of the ill-fated aircraft were foreign tourists heading to the Masai Mara.