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Relatives and lawyers of slain businessman Mohamud Bashir Mohamed at Umash Funeral Home in Nairobi. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]
The family of slain Somali businessman Mohamed Bashir has written, through its lawyers, to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) asking for a public inquest into Bashir’s death.
In a letter addressed to DPP Noordin Haji, through family lawyer Charles Madowo, the family is seeking answers as to the circumstances surrounding Bashir’s mysterious disappearance and death.
They raise the following issues:
Bashir was reported missing at the Muthangari Police Station on May 16. His vehicle was discovered burning at Kibiku area in Ngong, Kajiado County on the same day, and the shell was removed by unknown people.
Bashir Mohamed: Autopsy Shows Somali-American Businessman was Tortured, Strangled
An autopsy on the body of Somali-American businessman Mohamud Bashir Mohamed has revealed he was strangled to death.
Government pathologist Johannes Oduor led the postportem in the presence of two other independent pathologists, family lawyer Charles Madowo, DCI detectives, and a family representative.
The post-mortem took slightly over an hour at Umash Funeral Home on Monday, May 24.
The family lawyer Mr Madowo said Mohamud Bashir was tortured before he was strangled and his body thrown into River Nyamindi in Mwea, Kirinyaga County.
The body of the 36-year-old businessman also had burn wounds and injuries inflicted by a blunt object.
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Bashir was related to top Somali government officials and moved money to them, police and intelligence sources say.
Kenya and Somalia have disagreed on major issues including the miraa trade, the maritime border in the Indian Ocean and Somaliland.
Slain Somali-American businessman Bashir Mohamed Mohamud was on the intelligence system radar for receiving and sending huge sums of money to Somalia.
Kenyan government officials said he had first received millions of shillings from a top Somali government official before he channelled it back to various different banks.
The money, according to officials, sometimes moved through foreign accounts before ending up in Mogadishu, which raised suspicions.
Investigation officer Bernard Korir told the Star the body was found afloat River Nyamindi by residents.
“The body was discovered last Sunday, May 16, in the downstream area of the Nyamindi river. It was found naked and had deep cuts in the face,” he said.
It had two bullet wounds on the head and blood was also oozing from the mouth and nose.
On the day he was last seen alive, Bashir had driven into Miale Lounge and CCTV footage shows him dishing money, appearing to be Sh1,000 notes, to bouncers and security guards, perhaps in the spirit of Ramadhan.
At 6:49pm, the black Range Rover he was driving, registration number KCQ 007P, is seen driving off from the facility with the guards waving bye.
Autopsy Reveals How Businessman Bashir Mohamud Died
24 May 2021 - 12:28 pm
A businessman Bashir Mohamud who went missing on Thursday, May 13, and his vehicle found dumped in Ngong forest.
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An autopsy carried out on the body of Somali-American businessman Bashir Mohamed Mohamud on Monday, May 24 revealed that he died of strangulation.
According to the post mortem results conducted by government pathologist Johansen Oduor at Umash funeral home, Nairobi County, Bashir s body showed signs of torture, including multiple wounds on the head caused by blunt objects as well as burn wounds on the body. His body showed trauma on the head, burns on his body, there s evidence of torture on his toes and knees. The postmortem was done in the presence of police officers from Dagoretti and officers from the Forensic Department of the DCI.