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Kware killings: Mukuru grassroots rights lobby faults Kenyan media, Church
Barack Oduor  |  Nov 14, 2024

The lobby group said the Church could have been at the forefront of offering counselling services or other psychosocial support but this did not happe...

Mukuru youths who helped retrieve Kware bodies plead for psychosocial support
Barack Oduor  |  Nov 14, 2024

In August, the police reported that the main suspect in the killings, Collins Jumaisi, escaped from police custody.

Families of Kware murder victims seek State help for burials after DNA identification
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 04, 2024

Many of the bodies were discovered in a dismembered state, with some limbs amputated below the knees.

Frere Town dumpsite shut down after years of residents' complaints
Farhiya Hussein  |  Sep 03, 2024

Residents are optimistic that the closure marks the beginning of a cleaner and more sustainable future, free from the environmental hazards posed by t...

Kware murder suspect Collins Jumaisi, 12 Eritreans escape from police custody
Barack Oduor  |  Aug 20, 2024

The officers said they had made their routine visit to the cells with the canteen manager to serve the inmates breakfast when they discovered the susp...

DCI recommends murder charges for three suspects linked to Kware bodies
Joseph Ndunda  |  Aug 16, 2024

The three are likely to be charged with killing six women, who are the only ones so far identified, out of 17 bodies recovered from the scene.

Kware community decries lack of support as body retrieval efforts stall
Hanifa Adan  |  Aug 13, 2024

Toure says the lack of tangible support has led to heightened tensions within the community, culminating in a tragic incident where 13 people were sho...

No bodies recovered as Kware retrieval exercise resumes after two-week break
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 31, 2024

The process resumes after an over two-week hiatus by the police and a slightly over a week hiatus by local retrievers.

No bullet wounds found on Kware bodies – State pathologist
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 18, 2024

Oduor reported that one of the bodies exhibited head injuries, while another showed signs of strangulation.

DCI allays fears over false identity claims of prime suspect in Kware killings
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 16, 2024

Police have warned the public against spreading false information on social media regarding the identity of the prime suspect.

Autopsies underway to unravel mystery behind Mukuru killings after arrest of prime suspect
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 15, 2024

Police records show they have recovered nine bodies so far, as the search for more continues in the tension-filled neighbourhood of Mukuru.

DCI confirm arrest of prime suspect behind Mukuru killings
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 15, 2024

The DCI boss said the suspect confessed to having killed the women between 2022 and July 11, 2024.

"There's nothing to hide", DCI says as they invite public to autopsy of bodies discovered in Mukuru
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 15, 2024

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

New police boss transfers all Kware Police Station officers amid probe into bodies' discovery
Joseph Ndunda  |  Jul 14, 2024

Kanja said preliminary investigations have established that all recovered bodies were female, severely dismembered, in different states of decompositi...

Civil society groups demand closure of open quarries after Kware bodies' discovery
Waweru Wairimu  |  Jul 14, 2024

They termed the killings a grave violation of human rights which raised serious concerns about the rule of the law and state of security in the countr...

FIDA condemns 'pattern of violence against women' after bodies found in Kware
Charity Kilei  |  Jul 13, 2024

Thus far, Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Renson Ingonga has directed the police to investigate the discovery and submit its findings within 21...

Uproar as CCTV captures five dumping garbage in Eastleigh at night [VIDEO]
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Jul 10, 2024

The video captures five individuals pushing a cart, also known as mkokoteni, loaded with garbage along Twelve Street at around 2 a.m.

Toxic waste claims: Committee seeks memoranda from Northeastern residents
Vincent Ombati  |  Jun 25, 2024

This is part of public participation as MPs seek to know the extent of harm the toxic substances had on the environment and their relationship with re...

Concerns as Eastleigh's roundabout turned into dumping site
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Apr 22, 2024

Residents suspect that the discarded waste originates from other areas, as it is often found inside gunny bags. 

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