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TSC mourns Garissa teacher killed in chopper accident

Teachers Service Commission Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Nancy Macharia. (Photo: File)

By Dennis Tarus | Wednesday, November 22, 2023

TSC CEO Nancy Macharia said Ahmed will be remembered for his distinguished world-class teaching and school management services during his six-year employment with the TSC.

The Teachers Service Commission has mourned the death of a teacher who died on Tuesday while dispatching the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exams in Garissa County.

Ahmed Nur Ismail died after he was struck on the head by a helicopter propeller while on duty near the Deputy County Commissioner's office in Ijara town.

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Ahmed, an invigilator, was part of the team airlifting the examination papers to Hulugho Boys and Holugho Girls Secondary in Holugho sub-county and Ijara Boys and Ijara Girls Secondary in Ijara sub-county.

The helicopter whose chopper blades struck Ahmed Nur Ismail in Garissa County on 21 November 2023. (Photo: Courtesy)

TSC CEO Nancy Macharia eulogised Ahmed as an outstanding ICT champion in Garissa County whose services will be dearly missed.

She said Ahmed will be remembered for his distinguished world-class teaching and school management services during his six-year employment with the TSC.

"On behalf of the Teachers Service Commission, I extend our heartfelt condolences to the family and friends. We wish the family courage and peace during this time of mourning. Please accept our deepest sympathies," Macharia said.

The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) sent a statement saying investigations had commenced into the incident through various agencies led by the Air Accident Investigation Department (AAID) and the Kenya National Police Service.

The late Ahmed Nur Ismail. He died after he was struck on the head by a helicopter propeller while on duty near the Deputy County Commissioner's office in Ijara town on 21 November 2023. (Photo: Courtesy)

The deceased was on Tuesday transported to his Garseni home in Tana River County for burial.

The incident came a day after two helicopters crashed in Wajir County in separate accidents.

In the first incident, at least three people sustained injuries following the crash of a private helicopter at Wajir Airport.

The three included a pilot and two officials transporting KCSE examination materials from Wajir to Arbajahan town within Wajir County.

The helicopter registration 5Y-SDL went down less than a minute after departing from the airport.

In the second incident, a Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) logistics helicopter crashed moments after takeoff in Buna, Wajir North.

The cargo plane, dedicated to delivering relief food to flood-affected residents of Buna, is said to have faced challenges due to damaged roads from El Nino rains.