President William Ruto has spoken on the recent discoveries of bodies dumped in Nairobi’s Kware area.
Speaking on Saturday, July 13 during tree planting at Kaptagat Forest Block, Elgeyo Marakwet County.
Ruto said the perpetrators of the heinous act must be punished and be taken to court.
“In Nairobi, 9 bodies were found in Kware and most of them WERE girls. I have directed the police and related agencies to expedite the investigations,”
“I want to assure Kenyans that the perpetrators in this heinous act must be punished and taken to court because killing a Kenyan is an offence under the Constitution.” Said Ruto.
They urged the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to initiate Investigations.
Ruto said the government would do everything possible to arrest all the culprits involved in the gruesome murder of about nine women.
“I have directed the police and all those involved including the DCI and homicide that they investigate what happened,” he said.
Meanwhile, DCI boss Mohamed Amin confirmed that homicide detectives were analysing samples from the scene to positively identify the bodies.
“Preliminary investigations suggest a similar mode of killing for the deceased. The bodies have been transferred to the City Mortuary, where they await post-mortem examinations,” Amin noted.
According to human rights activists and residents over nine bodies have been retrieved from the area.
The bodies were mutilated and tied inside sacks.
Most of the bodies were of women.
