Abducted in bright daylight, the Somali-American body was found in the morgue in central Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya – A young Somali-American engineer has been found dead, about ten days after his abduction, in what may be the most murderous in Kenya’s history, and which may provoke sharp responses from the US embassy in Kenya.
Bashir Mohammed disappeared about ten days ago from some leafy suburbs of Nairobi, but efforts by friends and family to get hold of him have been futile. His Range Rover was found burned to ashes a few days later in the Kibiku Forest on the outskirts of Nairobi.
Charles Madowo, a family lawyer, confirmed the tragic death in a statement after days of searching, adding that the entrepreneur’s body was found at Mwea Level 5 Hospital in Kiranyaga County, about 200 km north of Nairobi.
“As the family processes this tragic news and plans for his funeral, they are asking for privacy,” Madowo said, adding that “when Bashir is resting, the family will not rest until justice is served and those responsible for his death are recorded.”
He did not give further details about the death, which could ignite sharp reactions from Mogadishu and Washington, and even trigger the presence of Interpol or even the most sophisticated investigative body, the FBI.
Preliminary reports showed that a fight may have taken place where Bashir and his friends were having lunch, just moments after he drove out. A vehicle is said to have blocked his Range Rover but it was not immediately clear who was blocking why and why he / she was not detected by CCTV cameras in Nairobi.
The police, who were familiar with the case, then said that Bashir called his wife’s phone but he could not end the conversation given that someone might have picked up the phone. It is not clear who picked up the phone before the businessman disappeared.
Since then, family and friends led by the famous Eastleigh businessman and PR practitioner Ahmed Mohamed alias Asmali have conducted social media campaigns in search of the businessman, with a section of Kenyans accusing the police of laxity.
A number of politicians and those close to them have condemned the death, and some demand quick investigations into the murder. Both the Kenyan government and the United States have not yet issued statements on the death.
“May God have mercy on our brother Bashir Gabobe. He was a young man with a lot of effort and talent. I share the grief with the family and the Somalis in general,” said Abdinur Mohamed, the current acting chief of staff at Villa Somalia. .
“The US embassy should not only get involved but must update the nervous American citizens in Kenya, beyond where Bashir Mohamed’s case stands,” added Adam Hirsi. “How the US embassy handles this case will not only show how big America is, but it will send a signal to those who plan to kill us.”
Such deaths are synonymous in Kenya and are most often directed at politicians and businessmen. In Kenya, it is difficult to find the killers, especially if death has something to do with police alien killings or even business partners.
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