DPP to issue directives after bodies were retrieved in Kware dumpsite

DPP Ingonga to direct DCI boss to probe the matter, give a report in 14 days

In Summary
  • DPP Ingonga will also address emerging cases of bodies that have been retrieved in different parts of the country recently.
  • The bodies were wrapped in sacks and dumped at a dumping site. Police say some were fresh while others were decomposed.
Director of Public Prosecutions Renson Mulele Ingonga
Director of Public Prosecutions Renson Mulele Ingonga
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DPP Renson Ingonga is expected to hold a press conference at 6 pm today(Friday) at his office over the retrieved bodies in Kware, Nairobi.

Ingonga will also address emerging cases of bodies that have been retrieved in different parts of the country recently.

The Director of Public Prosecutions is also expected to direct DCI boss Amin Mohamed Ibrahim to investigate the matter and give a report in the next 14 days.

Shock engulfed the residents of Mukuru slums, Kware area in Nairobi county on Friday after nine human bodies were reportedly retrieved from a dumpsite in the area.

The bodies were wrapped in sacks and dumped at a dumping site. Police say some were fresh while others were decomposed.

The bodies retrieved from dumpsite in Kware, Nairobi county on July 12, 2024
The bodies retrieved from dumpsite in Kware, Nairobi county on July 12, 2024
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Residents milling at the area where some nine bodies that were reportedly retrieved from a dumpsite in Kware, Nairobi as police keep guard on July 12, 2024
Residents milling at the area where some nine bodies that were reportedly retrieved from a dumpsite in Kware, Nairobi as police keep guard on July 12, 2024
Image: TRACY MUTHONI

Eight of the bodies were women, police said in their preliminary investigations.

Witnesses and police said some had burns. They seemed to have been killed elsewhere and dumped at the site near Kware Police Station.

The discovery was made by local youths at about midday on Friday, July 12.

There are fears the number of the bodies would increase. This is because the site is expansive and it was stinking even after the nine bodies were removed.

Nairobi police boss Adamson Bungei said they are investigating the deaths which he added indicate to murder.

This comes amid complaints that a number of people are missing after last month’s anti-tax protests in the country.

Some have been found dead in mortuaries while others are yet to be found.

Various government agencies are investigating the issue amid devastations in families.

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