Fathi Abdirahman, a Somali TikTok influencer with over 100,000 followers, was found dead beneath a building on Kiambu Road on Monday evening, prompting a police investigation into the circumstances of her death.

Police officers were seen collecting her body from the scene while onlookers kept their distance, according to video footage reported by The Eastleigh Voice.

Fathi’s cousin, Khadija Osman, said she spoke with Fathi earlier that day; Fathi told her she was travelling to Kiambu to apply for a passport and would meet people who could assist with the application.

Khadija received a call at about 2:30 pm confirming Fathi had arrived in Kiambu, but a half‑hour later a man called to inform her that Fathi was dead; the caller hung up immediately and did not respond to further calls.

The caller claimed Fathi had jumped from a floor of the building and died from the fall, a version Khadija questioned given the surrounding circumstances.

A male cousin later called to say he was at the scene and confirmed Fathi’s death, adding that she had been accompanied by a Somali friend and several men who were not Somali.

According to Khadija, the friend and the men seen with Fathi have disappeared and are being traced by security officers as the investigation continues.

The family is awaiting a post‑mortem examination, which they say will be conducted on the day of the report, and they have no intention of burying Fathi before the investigation is completed.

Police in Kiambu confirmed they are investigating the death and expect the post‑mortem results to provide further information on how Fathi died.

Online reactions have been swift, with followers expressing condolences and calling for a thorough investigation into the incident.

Fathi lived in Nairobi with her four younger brothers; her mother resides in Kismayo, Somalia, and her father died recently in a road accident.