Two soldiers were on Monday killed after a military chopper crashed in Masinga, Machakos county.
The light army plane which had two pilots crashed in Kanyonga village, Kithyoko location.
The Ministry of Defence issued a statement over the incident saying the chopper was for training purposes.
“This was a training flight. Onboard were two pilots who have been evacuated from the crash site,” it read.
The US-made light attack helicopter gunship MD 530F crashed at about 10am.
They were heading to Garissa from Nairobi.
According to Masinga Deputy County Commissioner John Ayienda, the reason for the crash is yet to be known.
Their bodies have been flown to Nairobi with another millitary chopper.