DPP issues 21 days for probe into killing of victims found dumped near police station in Mukuru slums

Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Renson  Ingonga has ordered Acting Police Inspector General (IG) Douglas Kanja Kirocho to promptly initiate investigations into the discovery of six mutilated bodies at a dumpsite in Mukuru kwa Njenga on Friday.

The six bodies, all female and in various stages of decomposition, were recovered at Kware dumpsite which is reportedly located just a stone's throw away from Kware Police Station.

In a statement Friday, the DPP gave Kirocho 21 days to submit a report on the same, further underscoring the gravity of the situation owing to the crime scene's close proximity to the said police precinct.

"The ODPP is deeply concerned with these reports which point to a grave violation of human rights considering that the said dumpsite is only a few metres away from the police station," said Mulele.

"Pursuant to Article 154 (4) of the constitution the DPP has directed that the Office of the Inspector General of the National Police Service to conduct thorough investigation and forward the resultant file for perusal within 21 days."

The DPP further urged the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) and the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) to expedite investigations on all reports of enforced disappearance and deaths allegedly committed by police officers and consistently submit reports to the ODPP for review after every seven days.

"Civil Society Organizations and any other person with information that may aid the investigative authorities in these cases are urged to cooperate with the government to help bring perpetrators to justice," said Ingonga.