CCTV footage has revealed the final moments of Standard Group Media journalist Amos Harun Maina before he collapsed and died at a bar in Mirema, Nairobi, on November 16.
In the video obtained by KTN, Maina is seen drinking with several bar attendants before suddenly collapsing while still seated.
A post-mortem later indicated that he had ingested a poisonous substance, prompting detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to launch a probe into the incident.
CCTV Tracks Last Steps of Standard Group Journalist Before Tragic Collapse. Photo: Courtesy.
The footage shows Maina entering the bar at about 4:18 pm on the fateful Sunday and approaching a table where a man and a woman were seated.
He greeted both the man and the woman before moving to another table. By 4:30 pm, he had shifted again, this time joining a group of revellers and taking a drink with them.
At around 4:50 pm, a woman approached and joined him. The two exchanged a brief conversation before Maina returned to his drink.
The footage then captured Harun playing pool for a short while. At 5:05 pm, he went back to his table, sipped his drink, and later returned to the pool area.
At 5:08 pm, another woman joined him. By 5:23 pm, he walked away from the two women he had been chatting with for about five minutes.
Later, at 7:47 pm, Maina ordered another drink, which was delivered to his table. The waitress who served him sat with him, and a second woman joined soon after.
At 7:56 pm, both women left, leaving Harun alone.
Moments later, the previously jovial journalist suddenly appeared to doze off at the table and remained motionless for nearly an hour, until around 9 pm.
At 9:22 pm, Harun’s head fell backward, a moment believed to be when he died. CCTV footage shows a bartender trying to lay him on the table.
His brother arrived at 10:49 pm and tried to wake him, only to discover that Harun was already dead. DCI detectives are expected to release the toxicology report next week.
