Ekazi David, the eldest brother of the late student pilot Alex Oluka, shared a heartbreaking throwback video on Facebook on Friday, September 25, 2026, showing his younger brother on his graduation day, captioned simply: “Rest easy bro.”
The clip offered a rare, joyful glimpse of Alex, whose death in a Kajiado aircraft crash shook Kenya and drew an outpouring of grief from across the country.
The footage, quietly released by his brother, stood in painful contrast to the tragedy that followed so soon after.
Kajiado crash leaves Alex Oluka’s family grieving
Alex Oluka had been on the verge of completing his pilot training when he lost his life.
His death occurred within the same month as his scheduled graduation, a detail that deepened the sorrow felt by those who knew him and the thousands of Kenyans who learnt of his story in the days that followed.
The crash did not just take a young man’s life; it stripped his family of a future they had invested everything to build.
Alex Oluka’s father speaks
Images of the family’s modest home circulated widely online, moving Kenyans who saw in it the weight of sacrifice behind Alex’s journey.
His father later spoke about the plans Alex had mapped out for the family, while [his mother shared the plea she had made before his passing. In the wake of the tragedy, public support for the Oluka family grew steadily.
KSF commits KSh 300,000
The Kenya School of Flying contributed KSh 300,000 towards building a new home for Alex’s parents, and well-wishers also began construction efforts of their own, sharing progress updates as a gesture of solidarity with a grieving family.
Now, weeks after the crash, it is Ekazi David’s quiet act of remembrance that has brought Alex back into public view.
The graduation video, shared without fanfare and with just three words of tribute, encapsulates the grief of a brother who watched his sibling work towards a dream, only to lose him before it was fully realised.
