Murder suspect Hashim Dagane worked for Ethiopian Army, holds Somali passport and Kenyan ID
The DCI investigations did not disclose the specific time Hashim relocated to Garissa and later to Nairobi but it shows that in February 2024, he was employed as a part-time driver at a school in Eastleigh.
Murder suspect Hashim Dagane who allegedly killed four Eastleigh women, had worked with the Ethiopian Army's Yahedic Commandos between 2010 and 2015, when he left under mysterious circumstances.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) established that Hashim had undertaken primary and secondary education between 2006 and 2010 in Ethiopia, State Five Godey where his father, Mohamed Khalif still lives.
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The DCI investigations did not disclose the specific time Hashim relocated to Garissa and later to Nairobi, but it shows that in February 2024, he was employed as a part-time driver at a school in Eastleigh.
An affidavit sworn by Detective Sergeant Hassan Mohamed of the DCI's Homicides Unit and filed in court by the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) however, revealed that the DCI had established that Hashim had a Somali passport, which he obtained using a different name.
In the affidavit, Sgt. Hassan says Hashim made an application to the Ministry of Interior and National Administration to be issued a Kenyan National Identity (ID) card on June 15, 2023. He was issued an identity card under the name Hashim Dagane Muhumed.
"In the year 2022, the accused person (Hashim) applied for a Somali passport under the name of Hashim Mohamed Khalif and the same was issued to him on February 13, 2022," Sergeant Hassan, who investigated the four murders, states in an affidavit filed in court.
"Considering that the accused possesses a Somali passport and a Kenyan national ID card bearing different names, we are apprehensive that if released on bond, he is likely to abscond and disappear, given that he has dual nationality," he says.
Hashim, a father of three, is facing four counts of murder contrary to section 203 as read with section 204 of the Penal Code after allegedly killing Dahabo Daud Said, alias Waris, 37, together with her 13-year-old daughter Musyaba Abdi Mohamed and niece Amina Abdirashid Dhahir.
The three were killed between October 21 and 22, 2024, before their mutilated body parts were dumped in different parts of Nairobi and Machakos counties.
Hashim is also charged with the murder of his girlfriend Deka Abdi Noor Gorane, 26, between October 29 and 31, 2024, in Lavington, Nairobi.
Deka was a fourth-year student at the Great Lakes University Nairobi Campus, where she was studying for a Bachelor of Science in Community Health. Deka also worked as a cashier at a restaurant in Eastleigh.
The DCI investigations revealed that Hashim was neighbours with Waris in Bulla Tawakal in Garissa County and they were well known to each other.
Hashim lived closer to the family of Waris in Nairobi and regularly did errands for them while working as a part-time taxi driver.
The affidavit filed in court to oppose bail and bond terms states that Hashim has since used the said passport to travel to and from Somalia.
"The accused person (Hashim) having roots in both Kenya and Somalia, we are apprehensive that he is likely to be a flight risk considering that there is a porous border between the two countries," states the detective.
Sgt. Hassan says he fears Hashim is likely to interfere with prosecution witnesses, given that he is well known to nearly all the civilian witnesses in the case.
The witnesses include Waris' husband, Deka's workmates at the restaurant, his (Hashim's) employer, and a taxi driver who picked up Hashim and Deka from the restaurant where she worked.
However, in his application for bail, Hashim said the bail and bond policy sets the grounds upon which the court may grant bail and bond to an accused person, and DCI and ODPP have not proven grounds to the required standards to warrant his denial of the terms for release.
"The mere fact that I have in the past travelled to Somalia cannot be a compelling reason to deny me bail, as there have been no allegations that I engaged in any illegal activities during the said travels," states Hashim.
"Further, I have not only travelled to and from Somalia, but I have also been fortunate enough to visit other countries as well, including Turkey; thus, I am advised by my counsel that travel alone outside my country is not enough without evidence being led, showing that the said travels were either illegal or for illegal purposes."
Hashim also claims that the DCI and DPP did not adduce any evidence that he resided in Ethiopia and his alleged recruitment into the Ethiopian Army.
He insisted that he is a Kenyan, listing his identity number and indicating that his mother (name withheld) is a Kenyan who lives in Garissa County.
He added that he turned himself in at the Kamukunji police station in Nairobi, and if he had the intention to escape, he would have easily gone into hiding and escaped.
Justice Margaret Muigai ordered a social inquiry of the suspect, which will be tabled in court on March 4. This inquiry report will determine whether Hashim is suitable for bail and bond.
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