Bungoma:Why This Helicopter Ride Made Everyone Mad

Bungoma, Kenya
It is official Kenyans have a thing with helicopters. There is the famous case of the Bungoma James Bond who hitched a ride on a choppers landing skids almost plummeting to his death.

Then there is the recent case of the Meru man whose dandia of a politician's helicopter resulted in calls from the prominent politician's supporters for swifter stricter action from police in dealing in what they termed as an attempt at the politician's life.

Bungoma Governor : Ken Lusaka

 On the other scale of  the Kenyan Helicopter problem is the elite who roam the sky in these birds. It could be the case of a white male helicopter pilot of the high beating up a female cop in broad daylight 'for not doing a job': in reference to the steady build up of crowd of curious villagers around his boss's helicopter.

Or this recent helicopter ride in Bungoma over a distance that by road would take less than 10 minutes.

Bungoma residents are still irked by the decision of  the county's number one to opt for a helicopter ride rather than start one of the air-conditioned fuel guzzlers at his disposal for a trip from Webuye to Bukembe market along the Kenya-Uganda highway.

With playful reference to the non-carcinogenic wheelbarrow scandal that refuses to go, Bungoma residents were heard lamenting at the wanton wastage of public funds. It's not simply because of the choice of a more expensive form of transport, helicopter over vehicle, it is the purpose and destination that had Bungoma residents mad. This was not a development tour so to say, it was a dash to a funeral.