Kathiani Member of Parliament Robert Mbui has criticized the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) for their handling of the recent discovery of mutilated bodies at a quarry in Mukuru.
Speaking during an interview on a local television station on Monday, July 15, 2024, Mbui expressed concern over the lack of clear direction from the police regarding the gruesome findings.
“Listening to the DCI and the IG of police, I was surprised because they didn’t give a comment to the public that was going to make the public comfortable with what is happening,” Mbui remarked.
“When you hold an office like the Inspector General of the DCI, you have to give people confidence. Instead, they were shooting blanks, speculating like anyone else, suggesting it could be criminal gangs, serial killers, rogue medical practitioners, or even a cult,” he added.
Mbui emphasized the need for thorough forensic investigations before making any public statements about the case.
He noted that the DCI should have utilized their forensic capabilities to identify the bodies, determine how long they had been there, and ascertain if the same individual was responsible for the killings.
“I thought to myself don’t you have to carry out investigations based on the facts that you have the forensic ability to identify the bodies, figure out how long they have been there and figure out if it was done by the same person.
“You need to be able to do all that before you can make a comment. I listened to them and I thought they are as clueless as everybody in that slum. And I thought to myself those are the people given the responsibility of being able to investigate, I felt they have really really given us a raw deal,” Mbui said.
DCI comment
So far, 12 body parts have been recovered from the dumpsite while the total number of complete bodies recovered is nine.
On Sunday, DCI Director Amin Mohamed announced that autopsies for the eight female mutilated bodies recovered from the quarry would be conducted on Monday, July 15.
Mohamed stated that all stakeholders, including family members and the media, were invited to participate in the process to ensure transparency.
“We intend to conduct postmortem examinations tomorrow and we are inviting all stakeholders, civil society, family members, and members of the fourth estate because we are not hiding anything. It is our conviction that ultimately, we will be able to resolve these heinous murders,” Mohamed said during a press briefing in Nairobi.
Mohamed indicated that the mode of operation by the perpetrators was consistent across the cases, suggesting a systematic approach, adding that DCI was looking at various scenarios including cults, serial killers, or even rogue medical practitioners in criminal activities.
“If you look at the way the bodies have been disguised and packaged, it is the same. If you look at where the bodies were dumped, it is the same spot,” he noted.
He mentioned that the victims were between the ages of 18 and 30.
Mohamed assured the public that the state had deployed its best investigators to the case and called for patience.
“We have deployed our best investigators. Our homicide team, which is one of the best, and I’m convinced that in the fullness of time, we are going to address this issue,” the DCI director stated.
