The death of first Agriculture Minister Bruce McKenzie remains concealed in controversy in secrecy, with the government refusing to make public a report on possible cause of the chopper crash after its reception in August 1978.
This was about 6 months after the Ngong Hills accident that also killed his close business associate Wilken Avionics, former Lonrho Senior Accountant Gavin Whitelaw and the captain.
The three were returning from Entebbe, Uganda.
It came amid claims that McKenzie was involved in an arms deal with Ugandan President Iddi Amin Dada, and had visited Entebbe for s meeting regarding their secret deal.
The crash came only hours after his May 24, 1978 meeting with Amin, which took most of the morning, before he boarded the Piper Aztec 23 for Nairobi.
McKenzie had admitted that he was set for a meeting with the Butcher of Uganda, but claimed that the discussion would be about resumption of regular flights between Entebbe and Nairobi.
The blame on the crash later landed on Amin, who was accused of having his agents bomb the plane.
This was after the Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment (RARDE) confirmed that the crush emanated from a bomb that had been planted inside the plane.
The firm, after investigating samples sent by Kenyan government, said that the bomb might have been planted in the plane or brought in with part of the luggage.
The report was, however, never made public.
In 1979, the government released its own findings, claiming that the bomb was concealed in a stuffed lion's head gift given to Bruce by Amin.
The report was immediately rubbished as cover up by the East Africa Research Department.
Two months before his death, British High Commissioner to Kenya Sir Stanley Fingrand had predicted possible elimination of Bruce, observing that he was becoming a threat to some people.
“McKenzie had discharged his main and outstanding contributions to Kenya in the past and that he was becoming anachronistic and perhaps a dangerous one in the present and future Kenya," he said.