Suspected drug kingpin laid to rest amid mystery over his death

Nairobi, Kenya: The slain suspected drug kingpin Komani Camara alias Boss Kamara was yesterday buried at the Kariokor cemetery, Nairobi.

His body was taken from the City Mortuary by a group of Muslim youths who said they had learned of the death through The Standard and decided to give him his last respect.

The late Camara, a Guinean national, was found dead on Saturday with gunshot wounds in the head and police say they are yet to know the killers.

He had been deported from Kenya over drug trafficking accusations and sneaked back to Nairobi.

Those who participated in the burial said police did not give them a hard time in collecting the body from the mortuary.

His lawyer Cliff Ombeta said he was due to meet Camara yesterday to finalise his stay papers in Kenya.

Mr Ombeta said Camara had been cleared by the courts after he produced his documents to prove he was never deported.

“I was shocked to learn that he had died in unclear circumstances because we were in the final stages of regularising his work permit and residence permit,” said Ombeta.

Although Camara is said to have come to Kenya in 1982, he did not have any immediate relative known to most of his friends.

Mystery surrounds his death. Kilimani division police said they were called and informed about a body that was lying along Cemetery Road near Jamhuri Park, Nairobi.

CID head George Ojuka said Camara’s body had two gunshot wounds in the head.

“We do not know who killed him but some people say they heard gunshots on Saturday morning from the same area. We are investigating the incident,” said Mr Ojuka.

He said preliminary findings had shown that Camara was among those who had been deported last June over allegations of drug trafficking after a presidential order.

He had been deported alongside more than 90 other suspects, including Nigerian Anthony Chinedu.