Cosmas Joseph Owuor, a 41-year-old Kenyan citizen was on Monday killed in Somali under unclear circumstances.
The deceased was working at a hotel in the Puntland State of Somalia. Mr Owuor is reported to have been shot dead by the hotel's security guard.
His father, Pius Ogweyo, revealed that he learnt of his son's death through a phone call to the deceased's widow.
"We have very scanty information about what exactly happened on that fateful Monday morning. We only understand that there was a small misunderstanding between my son and the gateman," said Mr Ogweyo as quoted by the Nation.
Mr Ogwenyo noted that the phonecall to his daughter-in-law was made by Owuor's Kenyan colleague.
On Thursday, the family of Mr Ogweyo made plans to have their son's body transported back to their home in Bondo, Siaya County.
However, due to financial constraints, the family is now appealing to the government to help them bring back their son's body, which is currently at one of the mortuaries in Puntland.
"We are not able to raise the money to transport the body of our son back to the country. That is why we are asking the government to come to our aid," Ogweyo said.
The family is also seeking justice for their son, who had been in Somali for four years.
"He has died under unclear circumstances in a foreign land. We have information from his former colleagues with whom he worked at the hotel that the man behind his shooting has been arrested and is being held by the Somali authorities,” he added.
Owuor's widow, Juliana Kimori, told the Nation that the last time she spoke to her husband was on Friday, last week.
"We spoke briefly and he was to send me some cash to pay the school fees balance this week. When I tried to reach him on Monday, his phone was switched off and later that evening I received the sad news about his demise," she said.