CCTV footage from a Mirema bar has exposed the chilling last moments of journalist Amos Maina, a respected Standard Group reporter who died under mysterious circumstances on November 16.
The video now forming the spine of a DCI probe paints a disturbing picture of a normal Sunday turned deadly. It shows Maina walking in alive, calm, and sociable, only to collapse hours later after consuming a drink investigators believe was laced with poison.
His slow decline, captured frame by frame, raises difficult questions about who he interacted with and what truly led to his death.
CCTV Footage Reveals a Troubling Timeline of the Death of Journalist Amos Maina
The footage begins with Maina entering the bar at 4.18 pm. He moves with ease, greeting patrons including a man and a woman seated at a corner table. He shakes their hands, offers a quick smile and then walks to another table. Nothing appears unusual. By 4.30 pm, he is seen taking a drink with other customers. The mood remains relaxed, with Maina making small talk and switching tables through the evening.
Minutes later, at 4.50 pm, a woman joins him. They share a brief conversation. Maina leaves soon after to sip his drink alone before heading to the pool area. The footage shows him playing a game of pool, laughing and interacting with other revellers.
At 5.05 pm, he returns to his table to continue drinking. He then heads back to the pool area again, moving without any difficulty. At 5.08 pm, another woman joins him. At 5.23 pm, he leaves the two ladies he had been speaking to and moves back to his corner.
By 7.47 pm, the night takes a darker turn. Maina orders another drink. A lady delivers it to him and joins him at the table. A second woman soon joins them. Their interaction appears casual, but investigators are now poring over this moment, trying to determine whether something was slipped into his drink.
At 7.56 pm, both ladies step away, leaving Maina alone. Moments later, Maina begins to doze off in a strange manner. His body slumps forward, then sideways. He remains that way for nearly an hour. No one at the bar appears alarmed, even though this behaviour is unusual for someone who was lively just minutes earlier.
At 9.22 pm, the footage shows Maina’s head falling backwards. He stops moving. It is believed this is the moment he died. A bartender then walks to him, tries to adjust his body on the table, but the gesture comes too late. No medical help is called.
At 10.49 pm, Maina’s brother walks into the bar. He approaches the table and tries to wake him. The shock on his face tells the story. His brother is gone.
The Poison Theory and the Search for Answers
A post-mortem later reveals what many feared. Maina had consumed a poisonous substance. Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations are now analysing toxicology samples to identify the exact substance and how it entered his system. The DCI is focusing heavily on his interactions with the women who joined him and the drinks he ordered throughout the evening.
Key Interactions Under Scrutiny in Maina Case
Investigators are reviewing every contact Maina made from the moment he entered the bar. The handshake with the first pair, the brief talk with the lady at 4.50 pm, the pool table moments, and especially the two women who sat with him shortly before he collapsed are now central to the probe. The eight-minute window between his last drink and his sudden drowsiness may hold the answer to what killed him.
Family Left with Painful Questions after the Death of Journalist Amos Maina
Maina’s family is devastated. They say he left home healthy and cheerful. The fact that he died while seated, unattended and unnoticed for nearly an hour deepens their pain. They are demanding full transparency from investigators, accountability from the bar, and a clear explanation from the DCI once toxicology results are released.
