Residents of Mukuru kwa Njenga, a slum in Nairobi, are in shock after area youth found nine unidentified bodies dumped in a quarry.
According to the Mukuru Community Justice Centre, the bodies were discovered near the Kware police station.
The organization reported that the youth were retrieving the bodies from the quarry pit, with the police on site as more bodies were being recovered.
It was also revealed that some of the bodies were found in sacks, chopped into pieces and at the time of the organization’s post, a total of six bodies had been retrieved.
Also, the Mukuru Community Justice Centre in their post about the grisly discovery, tagged several human rights activists, including Hanifa Farsafi, Boniface Mwangi and blogger Cyprian Nyakundi.
Additionally, they also mentioned several human rights organizations such as the Kenya Human Rights Commission, Amnesty Kenya, Sema Ukweli Kenya and Haki KNCHR.
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The post was accompanied by photos showing residents standing at a distance, watching as the bodies, covered with blankets, were being retrieved.
Eyewitness Recounts the Discovery
Eyewitness present at the scene during the retrieval said that most of the bodies found were female.
“We initially spotted one body, so we tied one of us with a rope and dropped him into the quarry to go inspect and retrieve the body.”
‘It was during the process that we discovered that there was more than one body all in similar looking green sacks,” said the youth.
The bodies have since been transferred to City Mortuary in a bid to positively identify them.
The discovery of the bodies has left the Mukuru kwa Njenga community in a state of shock and concern, and the authorities are now tasked with unraveling the mystery surrounding this tragic event.
LSK President Issues Statement on the Mukuru Incident
In response, the Law Society President, Faith Odhiambo reacted to the post calling for immediate investigations into the incident, stating, “We need investigations to be done! Unacceptable.”
The incident comes after there have been numerous abduction reports in recent weeks linked to the anti-Finance bill protests.
The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) along with several other human rights groups have faulted the government over their heavy-handed response to public dissent.
The KHRC in an earlier report noted that, 43 people were killed during the demonstrations, and over 600 were injured.
Kindiki on Abductions
Former Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki in a statement on July 9th in response to the public uproar over the rising cases of abductions in the country.
“The Government has noted with concern claims of abductions and enforced disappearances allegedly perpetrated by security personnel,” said Kindiki.
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“All persons within the territory of Kenya are protected from unlawful or arbitrary arrests, abductions, enforced disappearances or any other illegal method of confining suspected criminals for purposes of investigations for prosecution or for whatever purpose whatsoever.”
He affirmed that the law guarantees the protection of all rights and will not tolerate any violations, whether perpetrated by security personnel or by public or private individuals.
“The Government reiterates its duty to respect and ensure the protection of all constitutionally guaranteed rights and will not condone any violation whether perpetuated by security personnel or by public or private persons,” he said.
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