Missing Somali-American businessman Bashir Mohamed Mohamud found dead in Kenya

The body of missing Somali-American businessman Bashir Mohamed Mohamud was on Saturday found dead in Kirinyaga County Kenya.

According to Kirinyaga county Police commander Leah Kithei, the body was discovered by a resident from Mirera in Murinduko ward, Mwea on May 16, 2021.

The resident later informed officers at Wang’uru Police Station that he had found the body of an unknown person.

The county police boss said after her officers and members of the public retrieved the body, they took it to the mortuary.

She said the body was discovered with no clothes but with visible head injuries.

The businessman was last seen on the evening of May 13 at an entertainment lounge in Nairobi’s Lavington area.

His vehicle was later found burnt in Kibiku area in Ngong, Kajiado County.

Mohamud’s family has vowed to pursue justice even as mystery hovers around his death.

“Even as Bashir rests, the family shall not rest until justice has been served and those responsible for his death brought to book,” his family said in a statement.

The 35-year-old American citizen had interests in construction projects and has been working on different government projects in Kiambu and Nyeri Counties.