Kin to Eastleigh murder victims speaks after suspect's arrest

Abdi Mohamed, the husband and father to two of the three women killed in Eastleigh has broken his silence on the matter.

Mohamed, the husband of Amina Abdirashid and the daughter Waris Dahabo Daud on Monday termed the incident as devastating.

The shocking murder also left Nusayba Abdi Mohammed, their niece dead.

Mohamed who tried to control his emotions said he last spoke to his wife on the day she went missing.

He said the last interaction he had with his wife was a brief WhatsApp conversation on the evening she went missing.

During their conversation, his wife had mentioned she was planning to see a doctor for a skin irritation.

"It was the night that she disappeared around 7pm that we talked through WhatsApp and that was the last time I talked to her. She told me she was going to see a doctor for skin itchiness," he said.

Mohamed expressed his gratitude to those who aided in the capture of the suspect in the murder of his wife, his daughter, and his 12-year-old niece.

“This is an ongoing investigation,” Mohamed said but declined to speak further on the matter.

“I just want to thank the family members who took part in capturing the suspect, as well as the detectives who worked tirelessly, night and day, to capture him,” he said.

Mohamed extended his gratitude to the Kenyan government and the Somali community in Eastleigh and globally, emphasising the unity displayed in pursuing justice.

Mohamed said he hadn’t recently spoken to his daughter but was in regular contact with his wife.

He struggled to contain his grief s he reflected on the emotional toll the incident had on him.

“As you can see, it’s very devastating,” he admitted, describing his daughter as his firstborn and a cherished part of his family.

“This has been a very hard time. I don’t want to talk a lot about it, but may Allah give us peace in our hearts and make it easy for us in the sorrow we are in at this time. We’re hoping for justice to be served,” he said.

The suspect, arrested after a painstaking manhunt, is believed to have been hiding in Eastleigh, with his operations spanning into Somalia and Ethiopia.

Authorities revealed that the suspect was once a regional police officer in Ethiopia, where he had previously been jailed for allegedly murdering his own wife.

After fleeing to Kenya, he reportedly obtained a fraudulent Kenyan ID and established a taxi business in Eastleigh and Parklands.

Police suspect the man, 34, was involved in the extortion business and had personal ties to the victims.

Surveillance footage captured him driving a Nissan Note that picked up the victims from their Eastleigh residence on October 21, 2024, hours before their bodies were found scattered around Nairobi.

The vehicle was later discovered abandoned, adding to the mounting evidence against him.