The tragic plane crash occurred on Thursday, August 7, in a residential area of Mwihoko, Kiambu County, on the outskirts of Nairobi, causing multiple fatalities and a major emergency response.

The crash happened in the afternoon, around 2.30pm local time, just a few minutes after the aircraft had taken off.

The crash occurred just minutes after the aircraft took off from Wilson Airport in Nairobi.

The plane's intended destination was Hargeisa, in northern Somalia.