Kenyan police pledge ‘transparent’ probe into dumped bodies

The Kenyan police who were under fire today promised to conduct a thorough investigation after the bodies of eight women were found dumped in a garbage dump in Nairobi.

Police chiefs said they were looking for links to cults, killers or rogue doctors in their probe into the scandal, which has shocked the country. and provoked him. The mutilated and dismembered bodies, tied in plastic bags, were pulled from a sea of ​​floating weeds in an abandoned drainage ditch in Mukuru, a slum south of the Kenyan capital.

The findings have put new pressure on Kenyan police and added pressure on President William Ruto, who is struggling to contain the chaos from widespread government protests that have seen dozens of protesters killed. . Countries Douglas kan kaja said to be six bodies and Friday, revealing people to all people who are women.

They chased so much wrong with the left and the bag, the Kaja said to the smaller story, describing it as bad habits. He said that the police have worked hard to investigate thoroughly, effectively and on time, adding that they intend to complete their investigation within 21 days.

Kanja, who was only elected on Friday in an amnesty following last month’s bloody protests, also said all officers at the police station near the mine had been relocated. Police investigation

Kenya’s police watchdog, the Independent Police Oversight Authority (IPOA), said on Friday it was investigating whether the police were involved in the dumping of the bodies, saying the bodies were being dumped. is just 100 meters from the police station.

IPOA also said that they are looking into allegations of abduction of protestors who went missing after protests last month. But he did not establish a connection between the missing bodies and the abandoned ones.

Mohamed Amin, head of the Criminal Investigation Department, said that the victims were between 18 and 30 years old and that the killings were carried out in the same manner. According to him, the police are studying many theories.

Are we dealing with organized crime, are we dealing with murderers? He said during a conversation next to Kanja.

We may be dealing with bad doctors. A secret assassination

Kenya was shocked last year by the discovery of mass graves in a forest near the coast of India containing the bodies of more than 400 members of an apocalyptic sect, one of the worst massacres involving the sect. privacy in the world.

On Monday, self-proclaimed pastor Paul Nthenge Mackenzie was indicted on charges of terrorism along with 94 others suing for the death, accused of inciting his followers to meet Jesus. He and other defendants are facing charges of murder, manslaughter and child abuse in separate cases related to the Shakahola Forest Massacre.

Some people on social media described the women who died in Mukuru as female victims. This horrific act is an urgent reminder of the ongoing battle against gender-based violence that we face as a nation, Kenya’s Department of State for Gender and Affirmative Action said in a statement.

The country’s law enforcement agencies are already facing close scrutiny following protest-related deaths, with rights groups accusing police of using excessive force. Kanja took office only this week after national police chief Japhet Koome resigned amid public outrage over alleged police abuses during protests.

A total of 39 people died and more than 630 were injured during the unrest, the Kenya Human Rights Commission said earlier this month. Rights groups accuse the Kenyan police of using excessive force and extrajudicial killings, particularly in poor areas.

They allegedly led groups that prosecuted people such as human rights activists and lawyers investigating allegations against the police. Few police officers are being held accountable, despite Ruto’s pledge in the past to stamp out violence and illegal activities by law enforcement.

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