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Nairobi businessman Jacob Juma shot dead – PHOTOS


Outspoken Nairobi businessman Jacob Juma is dead. Juma, who goes by the name@kabetes on Twitter, was shot dead Thursday around 10pm.

The bullet-riddled vehicle of slain businessman Jacob Juma. PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE
The bullet-riddled vehicle of slain businessman Jacob Juma. PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE

Police officers heard gunshots and rushed to Lenana Road near Southern By-pass. They found a dark blue Mercedes Benz registration number KAL 007W having lost control and landed in a ditch. The driver’s window was shattered.

PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE
PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE

Mr Juma, who was alone in the car, was found dead on the driver’s seat. His phones, cash and other personal items were intact.

Juma, who recently claimed to have transacted a deal worth billions of shillings, was a known critic of the Jubilee administration.