Harambee One returns to presidential duty as Ruto flies to Tanzania for daughter’s wedding

Flight-tracking data showed the Kenya Air Force Fokker 70 jet operating under the KENYA01 call sign on Thursday, on a route from Nairobi to Mwanza.

NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 6 – Kenya’s presidential jet, Harambee One, has returned to presidential duty, making its first tracked presidential flight since completing an extensive maintenance programme in the Netherlands, as President William Ruto travelled to Mwanza, Tanzania, for a private family visit.

Mwanza Regional Commissioner, who received the President on arrival, shared images showing Ruto disembarking from the aircraft, providing visual confirmation that the refurbished jet was used for the trip.

Ruto travelled to Mwanza alongside First Lady Rachel Ruto to attend the wedding of their daughter, Charlene, who exchanged vows with Isaya Yunge on Friday. Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen was among the guests at the ceremony.

Murkomen shared photographs from the occasion, congratulating the couple and wishing them “joy and a lifetime of happiness”.

Source: Capital FM