A diplomatic row erupted between Kenya and Zambia wen 14 Zambians entered Kenya on a tourist visa but ended up engaging in sky diving over Diani.
One of them, David Pumulo, a warrant officer died after falling from the sky after his parachute tangled with another paratrooper’s parachute.
Image of David Pumulo, the Zambian paratrooper who died in Kenya
Kenyan officials claim that apart from the Zambians entering Kenya illegally, the British was operating a skydiving business without a valid licence.
Currently, Attorney-General Paul Kihara wants an application by the skydiving club challenging the government’s decision to stop its operations struck out.
The AG argues that SkyDive Diani Club failed to disclose in its suit documents that it was involved in the training of foreign security officers.
Through litigation counsel Nguyo Wachira, the AG argued that SkyDive Diani club did not disclose that it had been paid by a foreign government to conduct air force training.
“The training was illegal since the trainees were Zambian/foreign military men on Kenyan soil and the (Kenyan) government had not been informed of the training,” said Inspector Wesly Lagat of the DCI.
According to Mr Lagat, the Zambian Air Force paratroopers indicated that the Zambian government had paid money to club’s chairman, Mr Gary Lincoln and Diani SkyDive to train them.