Four more bodies have been retrieved from Kware dumpsite near Mukuru kwa Njenga, Nairobi.
Images seen by The Kenya Times showed the bodies stuffed in sacks and later tied with ropes. More unconfirmed number of bodies are yet to be retrieved as the rescue process continues.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) officers and the Kenya Red Cross are at the scene as tension builds up. The Kenya red cross has offered one boat to help in the rescue mission.
A team of homicide detectives from the DCI and officers from the General Service Unit (GSU) elite Recce Squad arrived earlier on Saturday ready for the exercise of retrieving more bodies.
The bodies were taken to City Mortuary where a post-mortem examination will be conducted to establish the cause of death.
The operation has been paused temporarily, but more expertise is needed to continue with the process of retrieval. The locals were invited to offer help in exercise where the bodies were pulled using strong ropes.
More Bodies Retrieved
Law enforcers tried to disperse the angry residents with teargas after they demanded for the sacks to be opened.
This came a day after at least six bodies were discovered at the scene to spark reactions from concerned Kenyans.
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According to a report by the Director of Criminal Investigations Mohamed Amin, the six bodies, all female and in various stages of decomposition were wrapped in nylon papers and reinforced with nylon ropes.
DCI also disclosed that the bodies discovered in Mukuru Kwa Njenga on July 12 were all killed in similar ways.
“Preliminary investigations suggest a similar mode of killing for the deceased,” stated the DCI.
ODPP, IPOA Raise Questions Over Mukuru Dead Bodies
The Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) directed the Office of the Inspector-General of the National Police Service to conduct a thorough investigation and forward the resultant file for perusal within twenty-one (21) days.
He expressed deep concern over the reports, which indicate a grave violation of human rights, especially considering that the dumpsite is only a few meters from a police station.
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The Independent Police Oversight Authority-IPOA also raised concerns about the bodies, which were wrapped in bags and secured with nylon ropes, showing visible marks of torture and mutilation, and dumped less than a hundred meters from a police station.
It noted that the “widespread allegations of police involvement in unlawful arrests, abductions and disappearances, and in line with the provisions of the IPOA Act Section 7(a)(x), which dictates that deaths and injuries suspected to have been occasioned by actions, or inaction of the police shall be investigated by the Authority.”
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