National Assembly Speaker Rt. Hon. Moses Wetang’ula has eulogized the late Emurua Dikirr MP Hon. Johanna Ngéno as a dedicated public servant who defined servant leadership, whose legacy will stand the test of time.

Accompanied by a section of the Parliamentary Service Commissioners (PSC) and Members of Parliament, the Speaker visited his Karen home where he condoled with his spouse Nayianoi Ntutu and the extended family as preparations for his interment progress.

“This is a tragic happening. Parliament has lost one of its finest leaders, “stated the Speaker.

The Speaker reminded the family that during his tenure in the National Assembly as he was serving his third term, he had never been reprimanded for disorderly conduct and was effective in carrying out responsibilities accorded to him including successfully chairing the Housing, Urban Planning and Public Works Committee which played a crucial role in occasioning the passage of the Affordable Housing Act, 2024, law.

“It is also unfortunate that he met his death doing public work beyond his constituency, as Parliament, we celebrate the life of one of us,” he added.

With preliminary reports indicating that the helicopter may have come down due to poor weather conditions, the Speaker urged members and users including pilots to extreme caution during adverse weather conditions adhere to the laid-out safety protocols including pre-flight forecasting, avoiding thunderstorms and heavy rain, and maintaining minimum visibility standards among others.

“You need to realize the vagaries of the weather at this particular time. We should consider limiting the use of helicopters,” he cautioned

The Speaker, who together with his entourage, used the ill-fated aircraft barely two weeks before it came down, called on MPs to review regulations governing the use of air services to minimize accidents.

“In other parts of the world, no helicopter can take off unless cleared by the aviation authority; we need to improve on the existing framework and have more robust regulations”, added Speaker Wetang’ula.

Speaker Wetang’ula also notified members that he had issued instructions to have a special motion tabled on Tuesday afternoon, allowing MPs to celebrate the life of Hon. Ngéno, and with a further directive suspending the Wednesday morning sitting so that legislators can join the families of four of the victims for a memorial service to be held at AGC, Karen.

The four victims will be laid to Rest on Friday, 6th March 2026, in Emurua Dikirr Constituency, Narok County, while the pilot of the ill-fated chopper will be interred in due course.

The Parliamentary Service Commission assured the families of its support in giving the departed a decent send-off.