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August 2012 | Risk Summary

A parliamentary committee in charge of defence and internal affairs will travel to Kenya in the near future in order to investigate the crash of three Ugandan helicopters which went down en route to Somalia. Four combat helicopters left Uganda on August 19, but only one arrived at its destination. The cause of the crash remains unknown, and the probe will be held in conjunction with an investigation by Kenyan authorities. MP Peter Okeyoh has said that both the families of the deceased and the country needed answers.

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