The Police Reforms Working Group Kenya (PRWG-K) and Civic Freedoms Forums (CFF) has urged the government to allow for and initiate swift comprehensive investigations into Mukuru kwa Njenga killings.
This following the discovery of dismembered bodies at the Kware dumpsite near Mukuru Kwa Njenga slums in Nairobi.
In a statement, PRWG-K and CFF said the government must allow for a thorough investigation into these killings to uncover the truth behind these heinous acts and determine the identities of the dismembered and unidentified female victims.
They also want the state to determine the circumstances surrounding the deaths and hold those responsible accountable.
According to a statement on the X platform of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, the dismembered bodies were found wrapped in sacks and polythene bags of assorted colours, which were tied with majorly with ligatures, and retrieved from a garbage-filled quarry pit opposite Kware police station with a similar pattern of packaging.
“This horrific incident is a mass fatality issue, it represents a grave violation of human rights and raises serious concerns about the rule of law and security in our country.” Read the statement.
The statement went on to say, the discovery of the bodies comes amid a troubling surge in cases of mysterious disappearances and abductions, particularly following recent protests against the Finance Bill 2024 that has resulted in the deaths of over 40 individuals, further, how the bodies were disposed of highlights the brutal nature of these killings and the urgent need for justice in light of the National Police Service (NPS) facing severe accusations of involvement in unlawful activities.
PRWG-K and CFF have requested that the Directorate of Criminal Investigation, Division of Forensic & Pathology Services and the National Registration Bureau to prioritise the collection of fingerprints of the victims immediately to ensure that the identities of the victims are scientifically determined for accuracy.
They also want Postmortems done together with independent observers to ensure the Forensic Death Investigation Process that they say should be done in a central location.
“As such, the bodies should be moved to one location and preserved awaiting forensic death investigation.” The two organisations said in a statement.
Similarly they want the crime scene urgently secured, and competent personnel involved in overseeing and or conducting forensic retrieval of all remaining remains or bodies.
The National Construction Authority has been asked to close all open quarries while the authorities have been asked to establish a National Missing Persons Database.
