[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The National Police Service (NPS) is facing renewed scrutiny over the airworthiness of its ageing helicopter fleet after a police chopper conducting a flood rescue mission in Chesongoch, Marakwet East, made a hard landing on Sunday when its lift reportedly failed mid-flight.
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