A middle-aged man is currently nursing injuries at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) after jumping from the eighth floor of Salehe Hotel room on Koinange Street and landing on the rooftop of a nearby building.
The victim, identified as Abdullahim Muktarhim, had booked room number 802 at the said hotel on Tuesday, January 10, 2023, where he had been until Wednesday, January 11, 2022.
At around midday on Wednesday, Muktarhim intruded on room 805 which had been occupied by one David Masala.
At the time of the intrusion, Masala had gone to attend to his family who was in the same hotel, room 804.
“A male adult aged 40 who was of Somali origin namely Abdullahim Muktarhim on January 10, 2022, at around 6:00 pm booked room 802 at the Salehe Hotel along Koinange street where he spent the night.
"However at around 12 noon on Wednesday, January 11, 2023, he intruded on room 205 booked by Daniel Masala who at the time was attending to his family who was in room 804,” the police report seen by K24 Digital read in part.
When Daniel came back from seeing his family, he found his room locked from the inside, and when he knocked there was no response and he heard a loud bhang.
Man rushed to hospital
He alerted the management of the hotel who checked and found the victim who had jumped from the eighth floor of the hotel to the rooftop of the next building.
“On alerting the management, they found out that Muktarhim had jumped out from the room and landed on the roof of the Trust Mansion Building adjacent to the hotel,” the report added.
Fire brigade was alerted and they managed to rescue him.
He was rushed to KNH where he is admitted in a serious condition as police commence investigations.
