Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja has provided an update of investigations into murders reported in various parts of the country recently.
Kanja said a comparative analysis of murder cases reported from August to October in 2022- 2024 indicates a slight increase.
In a statement to media houses, Kanja noted that in 2024, a total of 339 murder cases have so far been recorded, compared to 336 cases in 2023 and 341 cases in 2022 respectively.
He said the body of Willis Onyango Aiyeko, 52, a Wells Fargo employee whose partially discomposed body was found in Mungowere stream in Khwisero subcounty will be transported from Siaya Teaching and Referral Hospital Mortuary, under police escort, to Nairobi on Thursday for autopsy.
Aiyeko was initially reported missing at Siaya police station on October 21, 2024.
Meanwhile, Kanja said the body suspected to be that of Dela Ward MCA in Wajir county, Yusuf Hussein, who went missing on September 13, 2024, in Makadara Nairobi is not that of the said ward rep.
“Based on DNA samples from the body and the mother of the MCA, the post-mortem analysis by Kemri and Government Chemist have not matched, and concluded that the body is not for the said MCA,” he said.
He said DCI Wajir will open an inquest for the body while Makadara DCI will continue with the investigations into the MCA’s case.
An autopsy was conducted on October 21, 2024 by the Government Pathologist Dr Johansen Oduor in the presence of the family doctor, Dr Daniel Zuriel and local members of Parliament, at Wajir County Referral Hospital morgue.
Concerning the murders of a family of three in Eastleigh, Kanja said the bodies are awaiting autopsy on Friday.
Dahabo Daud Said, 38, Amina Abdirashid Dahir, 22, and Nusayba Abdi Mohammed,13, were murdered and their bodies dumped in different locations.
Eastleigh residents held protests on Thursday demanding speedy investigations.
In Kajiado, Kanja said there's another case of James Nyaata Onchiri, 62, an advocate in Kajiado county.
He said five suspects appeared before court for custodial orders and the investigating team was granted five days till October 28, 2024, to conclude investigations.
He added that Seth Nyakio Njeri, a 23-year-old girl whose body was discovered in her friend’s house on October 14, 2024 at Blessing Building in Biafra Estate, Thika town, died of asphyxia due to manual strangulation and smothering.
“The matter is under investigation by the homicide investigations,” he said.
Kanja called on members of public to partner with the police by reporting any criminal activities or suspects to the DCI Homicide Unit or nearest police station for action.
He said investigations into other murder cases reported in recent days are ongoing.
“We further wish to assure the public of our commitment to investigate these heinous acts of crime to their logical conclusions and bring the perpetrators to book,” the police IG said.