PRESIDENT RUTO SAYS PEOPLE BEHIND MUKURU KWA NJENGA’S BODIES TO FACE LEGAL ACTION

PRESIDENT RUTO SAYS PEOPLE BEHIND MUKURU KWA NJENGA’S BODIES TO FACE LEGAL ACTION

President William Ruto condoled with the families of those whose bodies were last week found at Kware, Mukuru kwa Njenga, Nairobi. Addressing the congregation at Kaptagat Girls High School in Marakwet County Saturday evening, President Ruto assured that the government was going to deal firmly with whoever is behind the murders.

He added that the government is going to make sure that these perpetrators are brought to justice since the constitution does not allow them to take away the life of any Kenyan.

President Ruto said the government does not condone any extrajudicial killings, and those behind the mysterious killings in Nairobi will be taken to book. He directed the Directorate of Criminal Investigations to expedite the investigations and take those responsible to book.

“Every person involved in this horrendous act must be punished and must go to court, and the law must take its cause,” said the President.

He further directed the security apparatus to conduct thorough investigations into the incident and ensure justice prevails.

Earlier on Friday, the boss of DCI, Mohamed Amin, revealed that detectives from their Embakasi division had begun investigating the incident after officers retrieved nine bodies and took them to the City Mortuary for a post-mortem.

“Homicide detectives and officers from the Forensics Division of the DCI are currently analysing samples to identify the bodies. The area has been cordoned off and designated as a crime scene as the investigations continue,” Amin said.

The recovery of bodies went on, with five more bodies found today.

In the wee hours of Saturday, crowds that milled around the scene awaited developments amid a charged atmosphere. The operation was being headed by homicide Unit detectives from the DCI headquarters, who came to appeal for patience as they busted to unearth the truth.

Police are investigating the killings and the dumping of the bodies at the site, that had changed from a quarry to a dump site. The search was slow, with the search teams working with locals who were lowered by ropes in which they hoped to draw out the bodies. A boat was also sent in to aid the search and recovery effort.

Human rights activists expressed concerns, anticipating an increase in the total number of recovered bodies from the site.