This was a Sh360 million helicopter servicing contract given to a South African firm. The controversy arose when military officers argued that the contract was too extravagantly overpriced and that the helicopters could be serviced locally. Despite this, Kenya Air Force (KAF) went ahead to spend Sh108 million as a down payment for servicing the Puma helicopters, whose tail number is logged as 418 at Denel Aviation, a South African firm.
