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Senator Edwin Sifuna has taken a firm stance on the recent tragedy in Mukuru slums, labelling the situation as unacceptable, calling for a thorough inquiry into the events that have unfolded. 

Sharing on his X account on July 12, 2024, the senator cited the recent deaths and abductions as the primary reason for calling for Police IG Koome’s resignation.

“This is why we called for a thorough investigation into reports of massacres in Nairobi and its environs. We have today called for the sacking of the IG of Police and the Nairobi police commander because they will impede the truth from coming out. This is unacceptable,” Sifuna noted.

Sifuna joined many Kenyans including activists in calling out the government to intervene in the recent Mukuru slums tragedy, where nine human bodies were retrieved from a dumpsite in the area.

This is why we called for a thorough investigation into reports of massacres in Nairobi and its environs .

We have today called for the sacking of the IG of Police and the Nairobi police commander because they will impede the truth from coming out.

This is unacceptable. https://t.co/K7yC2jiJ9v

— Edwin Sifuna (@edwinsifuna) July 12, 2024

Investigation begins

Decomposing bodies were found stuffed into sacks by the youth from the Mukuru neighbourhood. They discovered the unknown mutilated bodies at about midday on Friday, July 12 2024.

Police said some of the bodies were fresh while others were decomposed after being wrapped in sacks and dumped in the area.

During their preliminary investigation, the police found out that eight of the bodies were women.

According to witnesses and police, some of the victims were burned and seemed to have been killed somewhere else before being dumped near Kware Police Station.

Netizens believed that the bodies were a result of heinous murders committed by unknown people, as in the recent weeks there had been several cases of abductions reported during recent anti-government protests.

Below are a few reactions:

We need investigations to be done! Unacceptable https://t.co/1UxREkoc8d

— Faith Odhiambo (@FaithOdhiambo8) July 12, 2024

You can't help but break down in tears. More bodies are being found dumped in quarries. Even stray dogs receive a more dignified farewell than the way Ruto is treating us, butchering our people and abandoning their bodies in quarries. More bodies have been discovered near Kware… pic.twitter.com/1AKeRvN3I3

— MkenyaDaima | Bongani🇿🇦 | Mamba 🇹🇿 | ₿ (@MkenyaMzi) July 12, 2024

We were called crazy and peddlers of propaganda for saying that the Githurai massacre happened. Why are bodies being retrieved from a quarry pit opposite kware police station by youths? Where are these bodies coming from if only one person died? pic.twitter.com/tCliZxZhNX

— Jeannette Brendah (@jeanbrendah) July 12, 2024

Even after President Ruto said that only one person was killed in Githurai, more than 6 bodies wrapped in paper bags have been retrieved from a quarry pit opposite Kware Police station by youths. Some of the bodies are in sacks chopped into pieces😭pic.twitter.com/6uGz1DSOM3

— Nairobi WTF News (@NairobiWtfnews) July 12, 2024