An aircraft carrying President Uhuru Kenyatta's envoy to the late President Benjamin Mkapa’s funeral was forced to turn back midair on Tuesday due to bad weather. Professor Kabudi spoke during the national farewell at Uhuru Stadium in Dar es Saalam where he confirmed that the delegation was expected to represent President Uhuru. “We were expected to have with us the special envoy representing president Uhuru Kenyatta, Senator Samuel Losuron Poghisio, Majority Leader of the Kenyan Senate, but we have received information that the plane was forced to turn mid-air in Monduli,” said Professor Kabudi during the service. Such weather elements were not present in Monduli at the time thus challenging the explanation as to why the plane turned back mid-air. The late President Mkapa who died on Thursday last week at age 81, ruled Tanzania from 1995 to 2005.

Source: Standard Digital July 28, 2020 12:21 UTC