Tragedy
My condolences to the victims of this crash. It seems the pilots were not properly prepared for the trip & had little knowledge of where they were going eg lack of airspace knowledge into Nairobi etc. On ground the pax were advised to take a local charter flight to their destination but because of safety fears chose to stay with their SA aircraft. The Metro was given FL150 'subject to own terrain clearance' as the filed route lay right through the mountain (one of only two in this area!) A local pilot spotted the potential danger & tried to warn the Metro - but it seems his advice was ignored.
The destination airstrip was also too short for a landing - had one been tried it probably would have resulted in a crash - not with total loss of life, but with some injuries. This airstrip is tight for a KingAir let alone a ground hog like a Metro.
This is an accident that shouldn't have happened. Its nothing to do with safety of Kenyan aviation & everything to do with being properly prepared for what you're heading into. Its all too sad.