Mystery surrounds the death of former Kenyan footballer Joseph Chama Asusa who was run over by two vehicles in an accident along Thika Road, Nairobi.
Whereas police said he died in an accident, his friends believe he died by suicide on the busy road.
He worked in the USA as a security officer and had visited to attend the burial of his mother.
He also served as a police officer attached to the General Service Unit’s elite Recce unit.
Asusa commonly known as Asuu, 47, is a former Kenyan soccer player and he used to play for Red Berrets of GSU.
Police say the accident happened Sunday, March 17 at about 1pm near the Mathari area as he rode in a car to the city centre.
Asuu had taken a taxi to the city centre when its rear door suddenly opened and he allegedly fell off.
But his friends believe he jumped to his death in a suicide mission.
Police said the taxi driver had told them the door usually locks automatically when a car is in motion and there is no way it could have opened as he sped to the city centre.
He said after the door opened, he realized Asuu was on the road and was hit by the first car that was racing behind him.
The car however did not stop. A matatu was following a few meters behind and ran over Asuu killing him.
He was rushed to Guru Nanak Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Police said they are investigating the incident.
The team said they are investigating both claims of suicide and accidental fall.
The body was moved to the morgue while the vehicles were detained for inspection.
-The-Star
