On Sunday, two more bodies were taken from the Kaware dumpsite in Nairobi’s Mukuru Kwa Njenga slum.
There was also chaos, with one person injured as police moved to disperse the throng that had gathered there.
A woman was the second victim, and she too sustained injuries.
Senator Edwin Sifuna of Nairobi and Azimio leader Raila Odinga visited the Kware dumpsite concurrently with protests by locals against the country’s claimed murders.
They pleaded with the residents to assist the police and allow the proceedings to proceed smoothly.
Even as the body retrieval process proceeded on Sunday, Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja pleaded with the residents of Mukuru Kwa Njenga to be calm.
Additionally, Sakaja requested that the police exercise restraint.
“Regrettably, we have witnessed instances of altercations between the residents and government officials, which have hampered rescue efforts after police lobbed tear gas into the crowd. We urge the DCI to avail all resources in investigating the circumstances behind these heinous deaths. Kenyans want answers and need to feel safe always,” he said.
Sakaja gave residents the reassurance that the county is dedicated to providing the requisite assistance to the families of the deceased and the Kware Ward residents.
Additionally, the county government verified that eight bodies and twelve body parts were received by the City Mortuary from Kware in the Mukuru slums.
Sakaja stated that although retrieval operations persisted, the bodies have been received.
Five further remains were recovered from the Kware dumpsite on Saturday.
Similar sacks were used to knot them all.
As they begged for time to uncover the truth, detectives from the Homicide Unit at DCI headquarters oversaw the exercise.
Authorities stated that they are looking into the fatalities and the body dump at the location, which was formerly a quarry and is currently being used as a dumpsite
