Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has confirmed that 5 bodies from the 17 discovered dumped at the Kware dumpster have been positively identified and handed over to their respective families.

Appearing before the National Assembly on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, Murkomen outlined the details of the case, noting that the recovery operation led to the retrieval of 17 bodies, many of which had dismembered body parts.

Most of the remains were in an advanced stage of decomposition and were preserved at the City Mortuary, where post-mortem examinations were carried out.

“The process of extraction led to 17 bodies which had dismembered body parts; most of the recovered bodies were in their advanced stage of decomposition and were preserved at the city mortuary, where post-mortem examination was done on the body parts,” Murkomen stated.

Subsequent DNA analysis enabled the positive identification of five victims. The remains were matched with their respective family members — Josephine Mulango Owino, Roseline Moth Ongongo, Wilkister Ojambo Ososo, Christine Mwende Mathina, and Rosemary Ojambo — and later released to them for burial arrangements.

“Subsequent DNA analysis led to positive identification of 5 of the victims who were matched with their respective family members, Josephine Mulango Owino, Roseline Moth Ongongo, Wilkister Ojambo Ososo, Christine Mwende Mathina, and Rosemary Ojambo.”

This was in reply to Githunguri MP Gathoni Wamuchomba, who had demanded answers on the progress of the investigation as well as investigations to catch up with the suspect who was behind this and managed to escape out of the police station.

The body discovery

This comes months after, in early July 2024, local residents and scavengers at the Kware dumpsite stumbled upon several dismembered bodies wrapped in nylon sacks. The gruesome discovery included at least nine female victims, aged between 18 and 30, in various stages of decomposition.

Community members, including those from the Mukuru Community Justice Centre, were among the first to report the incident, noting that the bodies had been dumped in a quarry filled with garbage. The shocking find triggered immediate outrage among Mukuru residents, who demanded swift investigations and justice for the victims.