Ruto breaks silence over over Mukuru quarry bodies
President Ruto orders DCI to speed up investigations over the discovery of bodies Mukuru quarry
President Ruto orders DCI to speed up investigations over the discovery of bodies Mukuru quarry.
President William Ruto has directed the Directorate of Criminal Investigations to speed up the investigation into the deaths of Kenyans whose bodies were found in a quarry in Mukuru, Nairobi.
Addressing residents of Elgeyo Marakwet, the President noted the government had been notified of the incident and investigations had commenced.
“In Nairobi, about 9 bodies have been found and all of them are female. The government is still investigating the matter,” Ruto said.
“I have directed the police and all those involved including the DCI and homicide that they investigate what happened,” he added.
The President assured that those behind mysterious killings in Nairobi will be held to account.
Ruto said the government does not condone extrajudicial killings.
The Head of State called on the law enforcement agencies to expedite the matter and bring to book all the perpetrators of the heinous crime.
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According to Ruto, the government would do everything possible to arrest all the culprits involved in the gruesome murder of about nine women.
“Those who were involved in the death of those kids in the Quarry have to pay. They must be found and action taken against them,” Ruto stated.
Ruto’s directive comes a day after detectives disclosed they had commenced investigations into the matter.
The bodies were discovered at an abandoned quarry-turned-dumpsite in Mukuru.
The bodies were discovered wrapped in polythene bags and tied with ropes. As of Saturday noon, the total number of recovered bodies had risen to 14.
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