Detectives launch probe after prominent Nairobi businessman murdered at his home

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) are probing the murder of a prominent man in South C area of Nairobi on Saturday morning.

Imran Ismail, an accountant at a Nairobi-based firm, was shot twice in the head while sleeping in his home in Midlands Estate at around 2am.

His mother and his two siblings who were sleeping at the same house heard gunshots and upon rushing to Imran’s room, found the assassin had already escaped.

Imenti North Member of Parliament Rahim Dawood, a first cousin to the deceased and the family spokesperson, said the family suspected that the assassin gained access through the balcony of Imran’s room.

“Balcony ilikuwa wazi...hafungangi,” said the legislator.

Homicide detectives were on Saturday afternoon collecting crucial items that will help in the probe into the murder including CCTV footage.

The 40-year-old deceased's mother and his two siblings also recorded statements at the Lang’ata Police Station.

“Homicide watachunguza waangalie ni nini…nyumba iko na CCTV zaidi ya 16…wamechukua pia simu za wale wako kwa nyumba kusaidia kwa uchunguzi…waliokuwa kwa nyumba ni mamake, ndugu yake mkubwa na dadake pamoja na wafanyikazi waliokuwa floor ya chini,” sadi Dawood.

The body of the deceased was moved to Montezuma Monalisa mortuary in Nairobi for autopsy examination.