{
  "id": 5551321,
  "title": "Aircraft allegedly flown out of Kisumu despite court order, fraud trial hears",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/aircraft-allegedly-flown-out-of-kisumu-despite-court-order-fraud",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T11:17:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Capital FM Kenya",
    "slug": "capital-fm-kenya",
    "url": "https://capitalfm.africa/aircraft-allegedly-flown-out-of-kisumu-despite-court-order-fraud-trial-hears/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nairobi, Kenya - A C-160 Transall cargo aircraft allegedly departed from Kisumu International Airport in violation of a High Court injunction, according to testimony presented during the fraud trial of four foreign nationals. The aircraft, purchased by Wilken Aviation Limited and Flying Tiger Oversize Cargo Pty Ltd, was registered in the Central African Republic and intended for humanitarian charter operations. However, ownership of the aircraft became contested when registration documents were allegedly obtained from Comoros without Wilken Aviation's knowledge. Despite a court injunction issued on March 5, 2019, restraining Flying Tiger from removing the aircraft from Kenya, it was allegedly flown out of Kisumu on March 9, 2021, carrying four crew members. The prosecution claims that falsified documents and fraudulently obtained Tajikistan registration papers were used to facilitate the aircraft's departure. The case against Geoffrey Leach, David Berry, Michael Allan McKeever, and Christopher Bruce Wilhelm, who face charges of forgery and conspiracy, has been bolstered by the High Court's dismissal of the accused's constitutional petition seeking to halt their prosecution.",
  "summary": "NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 4 — A disputed C-160 Transall cargo aircraft was allegedly flown out of Kisumu International Airport despite a High Court order barring its removal, a court has…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}