NAIROBI, Kenya
The prime suspect behind the
horrific murders of persons found dumped at the Kware dumpsite in Mukuru kwa
Njenga, in Embakasi South Constituency has given a chilling confession on how
he executed his gruesome act.
Directorate of Criminal
Investigations (DCI) Director Mohamed Amin confirmed on Monday that the
suspect, 33-year-old Collins Jomaisi Khalisia, revealed he killed 42 women
between 2022 and July 11, 2024, when he murdered his last victim.
Amin said that Khalisia
intimated that his first victim was his wife whom he strangled to death, and
dismembered before dumping her remains in the dumpsite.
"Upon interrogation, the
suspect confessed to have lured, killed and disposed 42 female bodies at the
dumpsite all murdered between 2022 and as recent of July 11, 2024," noted
Amin.
"The suspect alleged that
his first victim was his wife Imelda Judith Khalenya whom he strangled to death
before dismembering her body and disposing it at the same site. From the
interrogation, all his victims have been murdered in the same style."
Amin added that Khalisia was
apprehended in the wee hours of Monday morning in Kayole after officers from
the DCI and the National Police Service (NPS) conducted a joint operation.
"He was arrested outside
a club where he had gone to watch the Euro 2024 football finals," said
Amin.
"His arrest followed
thorough forensic analysis of a mobile phone belonging to one of the victims
identified as Josephine Owino where some mobile money transactions were made
when she went missing."
Shortly after his arrest, he led officers to his single-room house in Kware ares, about 100 metres from the dumpsite, where several crucial items were recovered upon search.
"A search led to the
recovery of 24 Airtel SIM card holders, 8 smartphones, 1 laptop, 1 hard drive,
2 flash drives, 1 machete believed to be used to dismember the victims, 12
nylon sacks similar to the ones used in stiffing the bodies, 1 pair of industrial
rubber gloves, 6 ID cards for men and 2 for women," said Amin.
Other items included: "1
pink female handbag, 2 female panties, 5 rolls of cannabis, 4 huge clear
sellotapes some of which recovered at the scene, 1 reflector jacket, 2 title
deeds, 2 notebooks and assorted documents."
The suspect's house and
dumping site will remain active crime scenes as police officers continue
probing the incident.
"From the look of things
it is crystalizing that we are dealing with a psychopathic serial killer who
has no respect for human life," Amin noted.
As of Monday morning, a total
of 9 bodies have been recovered from the dumpsite awaiting postmortem set to
commence today at the Nairobi Funeral Home, formerly City Mortuary.
Families whose loved ones were
missing have arrived at the premise to identify their kin from the retrieved
bodies.
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