Acting Police Inspector General (IG) Douglas Kanja has announced that he has moved all officers from Quarry police station.
The move, he noted, will ensure that the investigations remain fair and unbiased.
Additionally, he stated that all the bodies recovered from Kware dumpsite in Mukuru kwa Njenga slums in Nairobi are women.
Speaking to the press, the acting IG stated that they were continuing with the recovery process urging members of the public to give the police time to conduct conclusive investigations.
Furthermore, he indicated that within 21 days, the police will have gotten all the information on who committed the crimes and action taken against them.
“Let us remember that these are lives lost and they have families and loved ones. We therefore appeal to members of the public to avoid any speculation and give room for investigations, so that we bring the perpetrators of this heinous act to book.
“We appeal to the residents of quarry and the country at large to be patient, calm and give officer time to conclude the investigations,” he said.
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Details on bodies recovered from Mukuru kwa Njenga
At the same way, the acting IG said that two out of the fie bags recovered from the dumpsite on July 13, contained dog circus and garbage.
The eight bodies recovered from the scene have been taken to city mortuaries for preservation.
“On July 12, 2024, the National police Service (NPS) launched investigations into the suspected murder cases of six bodies at a quarry within Mukuru Kwa Njenga in Embakasi, Nairobi. Five more backs were retrieved from the quarry yesterday.
“Three of the bags contained human body parts while the other two contained a dog circus and garbage respectively. “
According to Kanja, the bodies were severely dismembered and were in different states of decomposition. He has asked members of the public to volunteer any information that will help apprehend suspects.
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DCI Boss Complains of Hostility from Residents
Moreover, the Director of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Mohamed Amin lamented that during the operations, his team received hostility from residents.
However, humanitarian organizations including Amnesty international, and Haki Africa helped them dialogue with the residents and continue with their investigations.
“We are progressing very well. throughout yesterday and the day before, we have been conducting multiagency operations with a view of retrieving the bodies from the quarry dump.
“The operation started at around 9:00 AM but it is sad to not that my investigations team face a lot of hostility from the members of the public in terms of accessing the crime scene,” he stated.
Also, Amin revealed that the women were between the age of 18 to 30. He added that the department had already recorded a couple of statements over the case.
“We are looking at whether we are dealing with a cult that is associated with criminal activities.
“Are we dealing with serial killers? Or could we be dealing with rogue medical practitioners dealing with criminal activities. All these are hypothesis that we are dealing with,” he added.
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