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Via Ian Wafula, BBC Africa security correspondent, Nairobi

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The arrest of an alleged serial killer in Kenya has shocked the country – but many people have serious questions about the circumstances surrounding his arrest.

Police say Collins Jumasi Khalusha, 33, has confessed to killing 42 girls – although his lawyer told the court on Tuesday He was tortured for confession,

This is the unedited twist in a shocking tale that follows the new discovery of the decomposed remains of nine bodies wrapped in plastic in a disused mine that doubles as a rubbish dump and a police post in the capital, Nairobi. Is similar to.

1) How did our bodies reach a few meters away from the police post?

Many people have difficulty remembering the fact that the police were not able to discover that bodies were being dumped about 100 meters (109 yd) from one of their offices within the casualty settlement of Mukuru kwa Njenga .

Citizens have criticized authorities for “laxity and unprofessionalism” in dealing with crime.

In response, acting police chief Douglas Kanja announced on Sunday that officers from the Kwere police post near the scene had been transferred.

It is not clear whether they were surprised at how deaths were missed.

However, given the police’s poor human rights report, the police watchdog said a preliminary investigation would be conducted to find out whether there was any police connection.

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The operation to remove bodies from the mine attracted a large number of people

What is even more surprising is how a member of the country came in search of him.

Society of Josephine Owino, who was long missing, says she came to one of them “in a dream” and helped point them in the right direction.

Diana Keya, Ms Owino’s cousin, told Citizen TV that the society then paid some youths like Garbage Tip to clean up amid the debris.

Thus, nine seriously mutilated bodies were found on Friday. They were wrapped in nylon material, which was attached with rope.

Preliminary comments from police said “alarm was raised” across the country.

When Mohammad Amin, head of the Criminal Investigation Directorate, was asked, he said: “We are not dreamers and we do not believe in dreams.”

2) In what period of weeks were our bodies left?

Police said the bodies recovered were in various stages of decomposition, indicating that the victims had been murdered at different times.

In a now-controversial statement, police say Mr Khalusha allegedly admitted to killing the women over a two-year period.

What is not known, however, is whether the remains were dumped that week or more earlier.

Hussein Khalid, chief executive director of rights team Hockey Africa, told the BBC that there were “a lot of flaws” in the police’s model of events.

3) How did the police make the arrest so quickly?

It appears that no one suspected anyone for two years, with police making arrests less than three days after the bodies were discovered.

On Monday, police said Mr Khalusha was detained in a bar in the early hours of the morning while watching a Euro finals football match.

He displayed to the media some of the most important pieces recovered from the suspect’s home – apart from where the bodies were found – which included 10 phones, a computer, identity cards and private female clothing.

Police said they had traced the whereabouts of one of Mr. Khalusha’s alleged victims by geo-locating his cell phone.

Mr Khalusha’s lawyer has questioned the validity of the evidence.

4) Who are the victims?

Only one frame has been discovered so far – that of 24-year-old Rosaline Ongogo.

Her brother Emmanuel Ongogo told the BBC that she went missing on June 28 when she left home in search of a blind painting.

He said that when the community got the news of the body being recovered from Mukuru, they went to the mortuary.

They knew her by the same name as she was in the same clothes and had disappeared wearing the same clothes.

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Rosaline Ongogo’s society had been searching for her for more than two weeks

Police also allege that Mr Khalusha’s wife was his first victim and say that her identity card was used to trace some of the alleged victim’s property.

Ms Owino’s community, who said they had dreamed about her whereabouts, told the BBC they were still waiting for an identification.

5) What is the police announcing regarding the safety of girls in Kenya?

The invention has brought back memories of the brutal murder of 20-year-old Rita Veni in January.

Her mutilated body was found in a temporary rental apartment in Nairobi. The matter is yet to be resolved.

The death led to national protests against the rising incidence of femicide and alternative violence against girls.

Amnesty Global said more than 500 cases of femicide were recorded in Kenya between 2016 and 2023.

All the bodies recovered from the garbage heap are of women.

A handful of elected women leaders who gathered at the mortuary urged the government to speed up investigations and end such violence.

When asked what police were doing to deal with cases of femicide and violence against women, spokeswoman Resilla Onyango said she could not deal with that specifically now – but told the BBC that The job of the police is to “protect the life and property of all”.

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This post was published on 07/16/2024 5:04 pm

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