Shock as bodies concealed in sacks found in Mukuru Kwa Njenga

Shock has engulfed residents of Mukuru Kwa Njenga informal settlement in Nairobi after the discovery of human bodies in sacks dumped in a quarry.

The decomposing bodies were dumped at Kware dumpsite. Human rights activists, including the Mukuru Community Justice Center, who raised alarm on the shocking find indicated that some of the bodies had been dismembered, sparking speculation about the circumstances of their deaths.

The discovery of the bodies, that were carefully wrapped in green bags, emerges at a time when cases of abduction and disappearances are being recorded following the countrywide protests against President William Ruto's government.

"Bodies being retrieved from a quarry pit opposite Kware police station by youths. The police are on site as more bodies are being retrieved. Other bodies are in sacks chopped into pieces. So far six bodies have been retrieved," read a post by the community based rights body on X.

Activist Hussein Khalid said he had rushed to the scene to verify the accounts of the residents. "Presently at "Quarry" in Mukuru kwa Njenga, Nairobi, where several bodies have been retrieved from a dumping pit. According to eyewitnesses, bodies are mostly female," said Khalid on his X account.

The revelations come even as students of Jomo Kenyatta University for Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) students staged protests along Thika Road following the mysterious death of Denzel Omondi, a third-year student who died after participating in the anti-Finance Bill protests.

Omondi's body was found in a swamp in Juja, two days after storming Parliament on June 25, 2024.

The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) called on Kenyans to submit eyewitness accounts regarding the disappearance of their kin.

"IPOA appeals for eyewitness accounts from any person who may have information on the disappearances and any other complaint," the authority Chairperson Ann Makori said.

Makori revealed that the agency had registered ten complaints related to these incidents, which are currently at various stages of analysis and investigation.

Of the ten, IPOA disclosed that eight of the victims have since been found alive with allegations of harassment and torture.

"IPOA has been unable to access these victims and therefore requests them and any other relevant eye witness to come forward and record statements to facilitate speedy investigations," Makori said.

The National Police Service (NPS) is facing accusations of involvement in unlawful activities, with growing pressure on Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome to resign over his alleged role in the incidents.

Kenyans on social media expressed rage over the findings, calling for immediate arrest and prosecution of those responsible.