The last movements of the five people who perished on
Saturday, October 21 after the helicopter they had boarded plunged into Lake
Nakuru can now be revealed.
Since the incident was reported early on Saturday,
conflicting reports had emerged on who were on board, where they were going and
the ownership of the chopper.
TUKO.co.ke has pieced together pieces of information and
traced the last movements of the victims.
On Friday evening, four men booked rooms at Jarika County
Lodge and later left for town and never returned.
They were identified as John Mapozi, Sam Gitau, Anthony
Kipyegon and Apollo Otieno Malowa who was the pilot.
Mapozi, Gitau and Kipyeogon were members of Nakuru Senator
Susan Kihika's media team who have been deeply involved in Jubilee campaigns
online.
On Friday night, TUKO.co.ke has established, the four moved
from club to club in Nakuru town and by about 1AM, they made their entry at
Platinum 7D Club in a large group.
The four left the club and arrived at Jarika Lodge about 6AM
in company of a lady latfer identified as Veronicah but she had not checked
into the lodge on Friday.
Witnesses who cannot be named due to the sensitivity of the
matter intimated to the Standard that the five looked inebriated and had
hurriedly boarded the plane.
The plane took off at about 6AM and was seen
zooming around town for about 30 minutes according to multiple sources before
it was seen flying low above Lake Nakuru then suddenly it plunged.
Rescue teams arrived at the scene seven hours later with
authorities saying there were no recscue boats at the Lake and had to get one
from Naivasha, 40 minutes drive away.
Professional and skilled divers were called in from the
Kenya Navy based in Mombasa before the rescue could start.
The ill-fated chopper does not belong to President Uhuru
Kenyatta but Flex Air Charters and run by Captain Mutiso, a close ally of the
Head of State.
Rescue was called off in the evening due to bad weather and
safety of the rescuers.
Search and rescue exercise resumes today, Sunday, October
22.
