The family of Sports Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohammed is mourning the death of their brother and relative, Esmael Mohammed Jibril.
The announcement was made by the State House through a press release saying that Jibril died on March 1 at a hospital in India.
“President Uhuru Kenyatta has sent a message of condolence to the family, relatives and friends of Nairobi entrepreneur Esmael Mohamed Jibril who passed away on Monday,” read the statement.
In his condolence message, President Kenyatta described the late Mohamed Jibril as a highly motivated and gifted entrepreneur whose successful businesses employed hundreds of young Kenyans.
“As a country, we will forever owe a debt of gratitude to Mohamed for his role in making Kenya a better economy and, especially for the job opportunities he created for our people through his successful commercial interests," the President said.
The late Mohamed Jibril was associated with Jibram Investments Limited and Java Coffee House, East Africa's leading coffee outlet among other businesses.
In 2018, CS Amina lost another brother, Yusuf Mohammed Jibril, who died at the Meridian Hospital in Nairobi West where he had been rushed following a short illness.
The Mohammed and Jibril names are part of the family’s heritage as the Sports CS bears the name Jibril on her personal email, according to her CV. Though she is popularly known as Amina Mohammed, her full name is Amina Chawahir Mohamed Jibril.
