A Kenyan has passed away after a humanitarian cargo plane crashed in South Sudan on Tuesday, November 25, 2025.
The tragedy was confirmed by the South Sudan Civil Aviation Authority who stated that all three people on board were killed while delivering food aid to flood-affected victims.
According to the authority, the crew included citizens from Kenya, Ukraine and South Sudan and were aboard the ill-fated plane which had taken off from Juba.
The accident occurred when the aircraft attempted to land in Leer County in Unity State in the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan but encountered difficulties and crashed at around 8:30am, killing everyone on board instantly.
According to local officials in South Sudan, two bodies, that of the Ukrainian pilot and the South Sudanese engineer, had already been recovered from the wreckage, with efforts underway to account for the Kenyan crew member.
