Aston Lukoye
Summary
- Acting Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja indicated that the officers would be replaced by a new team while the inquiry into the incident continues.
All police officials at the Kware Police Station in Nairobi’s Mukuru slum, where approximately eight women’s remains were discovered, have been moved.
Acting Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja indicated that the officers would be replaced by a new team while the inquiry into the incident continues.
He made this revelation on Sunday, July 14, as authorities carried on looking for further bodies in the heavily populated area of Kware.
According to Kanja, the action is intended to guarantee a just and unbiased investigation. Initial findings indicate that all eight of the bodies discovered at the Kware dump were female and severely decomposed. Eight remains are being held at Nairobi Funeral Home at the moment.
All the bodies discovered belonged to a women who had been mutilated and was in varying degrees of decomposition,” he stated.
It will take 21 days for the police and investigative agencies to solve the mystery of the dead bodies found in the Kware dump, Embakasi South constituency, Kanja said.
Acting IG went on to say that all those involved will be held accountable after investigation.
“In this difficult time, we stand with the community and remain determined to reveal the truth and bring those involved to justice. Let’s remember that these are the lives of lost people who have families,” he said.
“We call on the public to avoid any speculation and give space to the investigation.”
He urged the public to cooperate and volunteer information with the DCI’s homicide investigation unit or report to the nearest police station.
