- Captain Alex Oluka died in a helicopter crash in Kajiado while training a student, weeks after graduating from the Kenya School of Flying.
- The Teso North community has mourned his loss, remembering him as a top KCSE performer who scored an A plain at Kolanya Boys High School.
- His remains have been transferred to Chiromo Mortuary in Nairobi as burial arrangements continue.
The death of a young pilot in a helicopter crash in Kajiado has left his family, former teachers and the Teso North community mourning the loss of a promising professional whose academic journey had been marked by excellence.
Captain Alex Oluka died on Friday after the helicopter he was flying crashed in Kajiado while he was reportedly training a student.
Oluka had only recently completed his pilot training at the Kenya School of Flying, graduating on August 22, 2026. He had subsequently secured an opportunity to work as a flight instructor, marking the beginning of a career he had worked hard to achieve.
Before venturing into aviation, Oluka had distinguished himself academically at Kolanya Boys High School in Teso North. In 2021, he emerged as the school’s top student after scoring an A plain in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education examination. His impressive performance opened the way for him to pursue his ambition of becoming a pilot, a dream he had steadily worked towards after completing secondary school.
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His transition from academic excellence to aviation had earned him admiration from those who knew him, with his latest opportunity as a flight instructor signalling the start of what was expected to be a promising career. However, the crash has abruptly ended his journey, coming only weeks after his graduation from flight school.
His remains have since been transferred to Chiromo Mortuary in Nairobi as arrangements for his burial are made.
The news has sparked an outpouring of grief among relatives, friends, former schoolmates, teachers and members of the wider Teso community, who have remembered him for his academic ability and determination to pursue his dream.
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For his former school community, Oluka’s death represents the loss of a young man whose journey from being a top-performing secondary school student to a newly qualified pilot offered an inspiring example of academic achievement and ambition. His promising career had barely begun when tragedy struck, leaving behind a family and community to mourn a life and aspirations cut short.
By Kimwele Mutuku
