KENYA: Catholic Bishops Condole Families and Friends of the FlySax Plane Crash
The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) has expressed heartfelt condolences to the families, friends and the country at large following the tragic plane crash involving flight Flysax, which claimed the lives of two crew members and eight passengers on board on the evening of Tuesday June 5. The aircraft that was on its way to Nairobi from Kitale had a horrific ending in Aberdare Forest.
![Wreckage of the ill-fated aircraft at the site of crush in Aberdare Forest [courtesy]](https://communications.amecea.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Wreckage-of-the-ill-fated-aircraft-at-the-site-of.jpeg)
crush in Aberdare Forest [courtesy]
According to media reports, from Tuesday 5 p.m. East Africa Time, when air controllers lost contact with the Cessna C208 FlySAX airplane, it was not until Thursday noon that recovery teams managed to reach the wreckage of the aircraft deep inside the treacherous Aberdare Forest.
In a message sent on behalf of the Bishops by Rt. Rev. John Oballa Owaa, Chairman of KCCB-Catholic Justice and Peace Commission, the bishops expressed sympathy, thoughts and prayers to the families of the victims and to the entire nation as they called upon the investigating agencies to speedily establish the cause of the accident that claimed ten lives of Kenyans.
Chairman KCCB Catholic Justice
and Peace Commission and
Bishop of Ngong Diocese
“We note with a lot of concern that many lives are lost in the cause of people traveling using various means of transport. While we commend the mountain rescue team comprising of local Kenyans, Kenya Wildlife Service, Kenya Red cross and many other volunteers who stood up with the families of the bereaved and managed to climb to the crash site at the Aberdare Mountains Elephant point, we call upon the relevant authorities concerned with safety measures to always ensure proper information is given and rules adhered to for purposes of protecting the lives at all times,” the message stated.
The Bishops appealed to Kenyans to always show up when there is need to support others, a demonstration that they shall be their brothers’ and sisters’ keepers and that it is what our Lord teaches.
“Once again, we assure the bereaved of our fervent prayers for God’s own consolation.”
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By Pamela Adinda, AMECEA Online News
