Kware murders: Police probing possibilities of cult, serial killing or rogue medics

In a joint press address on Sunday, Acting Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja and Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Director Mohamed Amin assured the public that investigations into the killings are ongoing, and some persons of interest have been identified. 

According to the security bosses, Eight bodies have been recovered from the dumpsite located in Mukuru Kwa Njenga slums. Six were recovered on Friday, while the other two were recovered on Saturday. Notably, this number has been disputed by members of the public who were available at the scene. 

DCI boss Amin noted that the bodies were at different levels of decomposition but victims suffered equal fate. 

“The modus operandi was almost the same. If you look at the age, it was between 18-30. These are all female. If you look at how the bodies have been disguised and packaged - all the same,” Amin stated, noting that bodies were dumped at a similar spot in the dumpsite,” said Amin. 

The DCI director further argued that there are various circumstances behind the gruesome murders. 

“Are we dealing with a cult that is associated with criminal activities? Are we dealing with serial killers that are also associated with criminal activities? Or even, could we be dealing with rogue medical practitioners that are dealing with criminal activities? All these are hypothesis we have tried to bring on board.” 

DCI boss added that police officers have had few challenges at the scene, largely contributed by rowdy members of the public who have been hostile. 

“Members of the public should collaborate. 70% of the success of any investigation is how we examine the crime scene. If we don’t preserve the crime scene, if we allow members of the public to contaminate it, we will not go far,” Amin appealed to the public. 

Police officers have also interviewed the family of Josephine Owino, who claim to have had a dream that led them to search for her in the dumpsite. 

Josephine is said to have gone missing about 2 weeks ago.