Here is a list of the victims who tragically died at the Westgate Mall; which confirms Kenya’s credentials as a cosmopolitan African city.
1. Peter Ldhituachi Simani – He was a board director at the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) and chairman of the Political Parties Dispute Tribunal.
Mr Simani was a senior partner at Simani and Associates, a law firm that provided consultancy and legal services in criminal, civil, and commercial law.
Simani was serving a three-year term at regulator’s board and was involved in the ongoing review of the ICT regulatory framework.
This was a tribute to Mr Simani from CCK Board Chairman: “Having served with him at the CCK Board, I can confirm that Kenya has lost a brilliant lawyer with an incisive and highly analytical mind,” said Mr. Gituku.
2. Anuj Shah – Of Sona Shoppe, a photography studio situated in several Nakumatt branches such as the ill-fated Westlands and Ukay
Mr. Shah was the brother-in-law of Atul Shah, Nakumatt Holdings’ managing director.
3. Harun Oyieke – A lecturer at Co-operative University College of Kenya, which is based in Karen.
He was the husband to Prof. Florence Awino of University of Nairobi’s School of Biological sciences where she is also the deputy director of the Student Welfare Authority (SWA).
Ruhila Adatia Sood – TV and Radio Personality
4. Ruhila Adatia-Sood – A popular TV and radio personality was in the rooftop car park of the Westgate shopping centre where she was part of a team hosting a cooking competition for children at the time of the attack.
She describes herself on twitter account as a“Food lover, thrill seeker and a bungee jump away from sanity,”
She was married to Ketan Sood, who worked for USAid in Nairobi, in January 2012 in what has been described as Swahili-themed wedding. She was six months’ pregnant with their first child when she died.
5. Mbugua Mwangi and Rosemary Wahito – President Uhuru Kenyatta’s nephew Mbugua Mwangi and his fiancee Rosemary Wahito also perished in the attack.
Mr Mwangi’s mother, Catherine Muigai Mwangi, had recently returned home from Dublin following a six-year posting as Kenya’s ambassador to Ireland. Mr Kenyatta’s elder sister, Christine Wambui Pratt, had also been at Westgate at the time of the attack, but managed to escape. The family was planning a wedding for the deceased couple.
6. Mitul Shah – A sales and marketing director of Bidco, a company that primarily makes cooking oil, Mitul Shah was also up in the rooftop car park at the cooking competition.
He died as a hero trying to save stranded children. He is described as a “die-hard Manchester United fan and was also the chairman of Bidco’s football team.
7. Annemarie Desloges: A 29-year-old Canadian diplomat who served at the country’s high commission in Kenya as a liaison officer with the Canada Border Services Agency.
Her husband, Robert Munk, was injured in the attack but has since been released from hospital, officials said.
8. Kofi Awoonor – The 78-year-old Ghanaian was a renowned poet – regarded as literary royalty at home, where his poetry and novels are considered essential reading at schools. He was in Nairobi as a participant in the Storymoja Hay Festival and was due to perform on Saturday evening.
Ghana’s President John Mahama said he was shocked by such a sad twist of fate. Mr Awoonor’s son was with him in Nairobi and was shot in the shoulder during the attack.
9. Sridhar Natarajan - The 40-year-old who died in Westgate was working for a pharmaceutical firm in Nairobi, Indian external ministry spokesman Syed Akbaruddin said on Twitter. He was from Tamil Nadu, in southern India.
10. Juan Jesus Ortiz – A doctor and former deputy head of the Kenyan branch of the UN children’s fund, Juan Jesus Ortiz was at the shopping centre with his 13-year-old daughter Juanita. The 63-year-old died at the scene.
His daughter was shot in the leg and hand and required surgery but is expected to survive, his son, Ricardo Ortiz, told Peru’s RPP radio, the AFP news agency reports.
11. Kang Moon-hee: The 38-year-old was fatally wounded from gunshot wounds and shrapnel from a grenade. According to sources, she died while being treated at a hospital on Sunday.
Her husband, a British citizen, has received surgery for a gunshot wound and is reportedly currently in stable condition. According to AFP, the couple had only recently moved to Nairobi from Dubai.
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