A politician from Kajiado has shared emotional details of his final conversation with the late Emurua Dikirr Member of Parliament, Johana Ngeno, revealing how he narrowly missed boarding the helicopter that later crashed and killed the lawmaker.
GK Kechwo, who describes himself as a politician and Facebook blogger, said he spoke to the MP at exactly 12:04pm on the day of the tragedy.
The conversation, he noted, lasted only 30 seconds.
“Go to Mara Rianta, let me find you there we head to Mt Elgon,” Kechwo quoted the late MP as saying during the brief call.
According to Kechwo, he immediately set off on a boda boda towards Mara Rianta to link up with Ngeno. However, his journey was unexpectedly disrupted when the motorcycle developed a puncture shortly after passing Mpata.
The delay, he said, caused him to miss boarding the helicopter by less than five minutes.
“I took a boda boda to Mara Rianta. It got a puncture, slowing my journey. And that is how I missed the deadly flight by five minutes,” Kechwo wrote on Facebook.
He added that the boda boda rider made a remark that has since stayed with him. “Maybe there is a reason,” the rider reportedly told him — words Kechwo says continue to ring in his mind.
The helicopter later crashed, killing MP Johana Ngeno and other occupants on board. Authorities are yet to release a comprehensive report on the cause of the crash, even as investigations continue.
Kechwo expressed gratitude for what he termed as a second chance at life, while mourning his friend and political ally.
“I thank God for giving a second chance to live. Pole sana my boss and my friends,” he stated.
Describing the incident as the saddest day of his life, the Kajiado politician said the narrow escape has left him shaken and reflective.
The death of Johana Ngeno has sent shockwaves across Narok County and beyond, with leaders from across the political divide mourning him as a vocal and dedicated representative of the people of Emurua Dikirr.
As tributes continue to pour in, Kechwo’s account has added a deeply personal dimension to the unfolding tragedy — a reminder of how fate, timing, and circumstance can alter lives in a matter of minutes.