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The dumpsite is located at Kware near Mukuru kwa Njenga in Imara Daima, Nairobi.
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Ingonga said social and mainstream media reports gave varied figures of the number of of bodies retrieved so far.
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Director of Public Prosecutions Renson Ingonga has directed the Director of Criminal Investigations to probe the discovery of human bodies at the Kware dumpsite in Mukuru kwa Njenga.
Ingonga directed DCI boss Mohamed Amin to thoroughly investigate the recovery of the bodies and file the rpobe report with his office within 21 days to facilitate further action.
Ingonga said he is deeply concerned about the discovery of the bodies saying it paints a grave violation of human rights considering the dumpsite is only a few metres from a police station.
"Pursuant to Article 157 (4) of the Constitution, the DPP has 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 said in a statement on Friday.
Ingonga said his attention was drawn to the incident through reports on social and mainstream media including Mukuru Community Justice Centre’s X handle.
The dumpsite is located at Kware near Mukuru kwa Njenga in Imara Daima, Nairobi.
Ingonga said some of the reports gave varied figures of the number of of bodies retrieved so far.
"The police are on site as more bodies are retrieved. Other bodies are in sacks chopped into pieces so far six bodies have been retrieved," he quoted Mukuru Community Justice Centre's post on X.
He said other mainstream media indicated that “nine bodies retrieved from dumpsite at the Mukuru Slums, Nairobi".
The DPP called on the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNHCR) and the Independent Policing and Oversight Authority (Ipoa) to expedite investigations on all reports of enforced disappearance.
He further wants them to probe deaths allegedly committed by police officers and consistently submit reports to the ODPP for review every seven days.
Igonga also called on Civil society organizations and any person with information that may aid the investigative agencies to cooperate with the government to help bring perpetrators to justice.
"This office shall also work tirelessly with relevant government agencies to address concerns of witnesses including their safety," he said.
The DCI seperately said that six bodies had been retrieved from an abandoned quarry in Kware.
The DCI said all six bodies were female and had been killed in the same manner.
DCI boss Amin said the bodies were severely mutilated and were in various stages of decomposition.
"Earlier today at approximately 1100hrs, the Embakasi Division Police and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) responded to an urgent call from the public in the Villa area of Mukuru kwa Njenga," Amin said.
"The alarm was raised following the discovery of six severely mutilated bodies, all female, in various stages of decomposition."
Amin said the bodies were wrapped in nylon papers and reinforced with nylon ropes.