Mukuru Community Justice Centre Stories

Rights groups fear cover-up in Mukuru kwa Njenga mass deaths
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 18, 2025

Community members reported being blocked from recovering more bodies after six were retrieved from the water-filled quarry on July 12, 2024.

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.

 Activists call for accountability, re-arrest of escaped Kware murders suspect
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 13, 2024

Five police officers have since been arraigned on charges of aiding the suspect's escape.

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...

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