"There's nothing to hide", DCI says as they invite public to autopsy of bodies discovered in Mukuru

The Director of Criminal Investigations has invited civil society, family members, and the media to Nairobi Funeral Home as the autopsy for the eight mutilated female bodies recovered at a quarry in Mukuru is set to be conducted on Monday, July 15.

DCI Director Amin Mohamed stressed that they have nothing to hide and they aim to be able to resolve the murders.

"We intend to conduct postmortem examinations tomorrow and we are inviting all stakeholders because we are not hiding anything," he said during a press briefing in Nairobi on Sunday.

"It is our conviction that ultimately, we will be able to resolve these heinous murders.

The bodies, which were mutilated and dismembered, were found wrapped in plastic bags and disposed of in the quarry. They were later discovered last Friday and Saturday. Efforts to search for more bodies are still ongoing.

Going further, Amin noted that the perpetrators' mode of operation is the same and the DCI is looking at various scenarios including serial killers, cults or even rogue medical practitioners in criminal activities.

The victims, all female, he said, are between the ages of 18 and 30.

Volunteers carry the body of an unknown person retrieved from a dump site in Mukuru slums, Nairobi, on July 12, 2024. (Photo: REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi)

"If you look at the way the bodies have been disguised and packaged, it is the same. If you look at where the bodies were dumped at the same spot," the DCI boss said.

Top investigators deployed

Amin assured the public that top investigators have been deployed to handle the case and urged patience as the investigation unfolds.

"We have deployed our best investigators. Our homicide team, is one of the best and I'm convinced that in the fullness of time, we are going to address this issue," he stated.

At the same time, Acting Police Inspector General Douglas Kanja said from the five bags that were retrieved from the quarry on Saturday, three of the bags contained human body parts while the other two contained a dog carcass and garbage respectively.

"Nairobi Funeral Home is currently preserving eight bodies. Investigation reveals that all recovered bodies were females which were severely dismembered and in a different state of decomposition," he said.

Kanja urged the public to collaborate by volunteering information to the DCI's homicide investigation unit or reporting to the nearest police station

"We appeal to residents of Kware and the country at large to be patient, and calm and give officers time to conclude the investigations so that we bring perpetrators of this heinous act to book," he said.

On Saturday, President William Ruto directed the DCI to speed up the investigation into the deaths.

The President assured that those behind mysterious killings in Nairobi will be held to account.

Ruto said the government does not condone extrajudicial killings.

"All those involved in this heinous act of killing young Kenyans will face the full force of the law," Ruto said.

According to Ruto, the killings witnessed in Mukuru were against the constitution and the human rights of any country.