A dark cloud yesterday covered the Kenyan Skies following an attack by terrorists armed to the tooth at the Dusit D2 Hotel in Riverside Nairobi.
A good number of Kenyans were rescued even as exchange of fire went on till today morning.
The operation is however complete with Kenya’s head of state Uhuru Kenyatta confirming the same. The President confirmed that in as much as the the armed terrorists were gunned down, 14 innocent Kenyans also lost their lives.
Among the 14 is MP Junet Mohamed’s cousin Feisal Ahmed Rashid who was killed alongside his friend Abdalla Mohamed Dahir as they were having lunch.
“I lost my cousin Feisal Ahmed Rashid to yesterday’s attack at Dusit Hotel and his Friend Abdalla Mohamed Dahir as they were having Lunch at the restaurant. “People who call themselves Muslims killing other Muslims. “ My condolences to all Kenyans who lost their lives.” said Junet.
I lost my cousin Feisal Ahmed Rashid to yesterday’s attack at Dusit Hotel and his Friend Abdalla Mohamed Dahir as they were having Lunch at the restaurant. “People who call themselves Muslims killing other Muslims. “ My condolences to all Kenyans who lost their lives. pic.twitter.com/fJQmbzpPT3
— Hon. Junet Mohamed (@JunetMohamed) January 16, 2019
Mr Dahir was a communications officer while Mr Ahmed, who was born and bred in Nairobi’s South C area, graduated from a Sudan university with a degree in communications.
Mr Ahmed, popularly known as Zola, wedded the love of his life recently.
One of the two men’s close kin, Yasin Njama, confirmed news about the friends’ death.
Mr Njama, a businessman in Nairobi, eulogised the two men as “really good people”.
“They were really good people. They were born and raised in Kenya. One of them was the sole bread winner of a family of around 23 people. One had a bachelor’s degree while the other had a master’s degree. One of the two men tied the knot recently with his partner, and was yet to have a baby with her. We have lost very good people, who were extremely hardworking and played an important role in nation-building,” said Mr Njama at Chiromo Funeral Home, where he had gone to collect the bodies of Mr Ahmed and Mr Dahir.
The two will be laid to rest this afternoon at the Langata Cemetery.
Rest in Peace Ahmed and Dahir.