UPDATE Somali American businessman who went missing in Nairobi has been found dead

[Leftside]

UPDATE:

Body of Somali trader Bashir Mohammed found at Kerugoya morgue

The businessman went missing on May 13.

www.the-star.co.ke

Found this news on twitter. From what I have gathered in the tweet and replies, this brother is a Somali American citizen from Colombus. He is a businessman and he was working in Kenya, apparently in roads construction. He looks to have been well connected because there is a picture of him apparently with the Kenyan president inspecting some ongoing construction projects.

The tweet says that this guy was likely abducted from some suburb in Nairobi. He was just picked up by some unknown people and then vanished. The only thing found was his car, burnt beyond recognition.

This seems like some sort of a hit job. It does not look good.

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Described as a jovial man by his lawyers, Bashir’s disappearance has puzzled even those investigating the case.

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[DalsanJubiland]

Some kind of insurance fraud
I just came back from Nairobi
Kidnapping is rare, more in the US

 

[Leftside]

Some kind of insurance fraud
I just came back from Nairobi
Kidnapping is rare, more in the US

I agree with you, Nairobi is a relatively safe city. It's not the kind of place you would expect a broad daylight kidnapping, especially in a rich neighborhood where this guy disappeared from. Also, ordinary street criminals would not go to the extent of burning someone's car.

If this was indeed a kidnapping then it is likely connected to the people he was dealing with in his work. Government tender jobs in African countries is always dangerous because in this kind of work you are dealing with powerful politically connected rivals. People involved in this business are called tenderpreneurs. When millions of dollars worth of govt contracts are at stake, this people are capable of doing anything.

 

[TekNiKo]

Probably a competing business getting "rid" of the competition this is common in Africa

 

[OffTheDome]

Why hasn’t the US embassy in Kenya been notified? He is an American citizen after all

 

[Sheikh Kulkuli]

 

[DalsanJubiland]

Was he flashing cash???
No no in anywhere
Hopefully his family will get answer

 

[Sheikh Kulkuli]

Was he flashing cash???
No no in anywhere
Hopefully his family will get answer

Probably killed by a competitor i.e a somali.

 

[DalsanJubiland]

Probably killed by a competitor i.e a somali.

Follow the money!!!
Sounds contract killing and some kind of hit

 

[Sheikh Kulkuli]

Follow the money!!!
Sounds contract killing and some kind of hit

Sazib even in south african killings there is always a somali that never liked you that set you up.

 

[Sheikh Kulkuli]

 

[Sheikh Kulkuli]

@TekNiKo have they found him he is your tolka.

 

[TekNiKo]

@TekNiKo have they found him he is your tolka.

No they havent hes s goner, if it was a hostage situation his car wouldnt gave been burnt

 

[Sheikh Kulkuli]

No they havent hes s goner, if it was a hostage situation his car wouldnt gave been burnt

they probably tortured and burnt his body.

 

[TekNiKo]

they probably tortured and burnt his body.

I betcha ya it was another Somali who wanted those lucrative govt contracts from Uhuru. I am not surprised

 

[Leftside]

 

[zaffron]

Why does the family seem more convinced he’s in government custody and not dead?

Maybe because kenya is extremely corrupt and he was doing government contract work. Government contracts are usually given to friends of politicians and they split profits, he might've been working legitimately and they wanted him out.

 

[zaffron]

I’m aware that Kenyans are corrupt. I just find it highly unlikely that government will burn your car and then take you into custody. The car being burned and scene being wiped is more aligned with foul play/death

True, but there may have been some kind of struggle in the car leading to evidence being left behind inside it. They would've had to burn it to get rid of it.

 

[Nasser Nyerere]

Its quite unlikely that he will be found, i hope he is found tho.

 

[Sheikh Kulkuli]

Its quite unlikely that he will be found, i hope he is found tho.

In kenya this is a sign that he was tortured and killed and thrown into the woods.