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Only KDF can investigate military aircraft accidents, says CS Murkomen

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Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen. [Denis Kibuchi, Standard]

Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen says international and domestic laws do not give civilians authority to investigate military aircraft accidents.

The Cabinet Secretary, in a statement on X, said investigating such accidents is a preserve of the military, who is the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF).

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