One of the Kenya Defence Forces Officers who died in the Elgeyo-Marakwet plane crash was supposed to celebrate his wedding anniversary on the fateful day.
Colonel Duncan Kipyegon Keitany was supposed to be their wedding anniversary even though they had not planned to mark it in a big way.
He lost his life alongside Chief Of Defence Forces General Francis Ogola and seven other high ranking military officers.
In an interview with a local publication, his wife Norah Kietany described the fallen soldier as a jovial man who loved his family.The two were blessed with three children.
“I will really miss him and the jokes we used to share when he was around,” said his widow Norah Keitany at their home in Ongata Rongai, Kajiado.
All along I thought it was just a normal accident until it was announced by President Ruto who mentioned his name and others who perished.”
Keitany traveled on Thursday night to Nairobi from Kericho; they were planning to celebrate Norah’s birthday on Friday.
On the day the plane crashed, she tried calling the late Keitany around 1:30pm, she said his phone was ringing but he did not pick.
Instead he responded via a text message informing her that he was in Elgeyo Marakwet
County.Her attempts to reach him an hour later were futile as his phone was offline.
Norah recalled that recently, the late colonel told her that he had dreamed of his former colleagues who perished in a plane crash.
This she said left her in shock in relation to the crash that has robbed her a husband.