Dusit D2 attack hero Joseph Azuza Chama was laid to rest on Saturday alongside his mother after tragically ending his life on the busy Thika Road highway.
Azuza, who displayed courage in the face of armed terrorists during the attack at DusitD2 by Al-Shabaab militants, took his own life after leaving Kenyatta Funeral Hospital, where he had gone to see his late mother’s body.
However, he was unable to view her body as the facilities were not offering services to clients on Sunday.
On their way back home, Azuza, overwhelmed by grief, jumped out of a moving taxi near Muthaiga on Thika Road. He was in the taxi with PAG priest Chama Enos Anzigare and his brother.
“The family stated that he was unsettled throughout the journey. When they left the mortuary heading to Kangemi PAG for fundraising, he suddenly jumped out of the car and rolled to the edge,” a police officer in Muthaiga said, adding, “He then rolled back onto the road, and two oncoming vehicles fatally struck him.”
Azuza joined Red Berets FC in 1998 and was later recruited into the police force in 1999 due to his discipline and hard work.
He served as the captain of the Red Berets until the team was relegated.
Azuza was deployed during the attack on the DusitD2 hotel and business complex, which was orchestrated by the Al-Shabaab militant group and resulted in the loss of 21 lives. Security forces, including officers like Azuza, worked tirelessly for 19 hours to contain the assault. He later joined the United Nations as a security officer.
