Doubts arise after Kware murder suspect's arrest

DCI boss Mohamed Amin flanked by acting Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja and other senior officers address the press outside Jogoo House Nairobi on July 14, 2024, about the recovered bodies from the Kware dumpsite. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

The arrest of a man linked to bodies recovered from an abandoned quarry that has been turned into a dumpsite in Mukuru Kwa Njenga slums has raised eyebrows over the manner in which the probe is being conducted.

There was skepticism when Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) boss Mohamed Amin announced that they had arrested the prime suspect identified as Collins Jumaisi Khalusha. The 33-year-old was arrested in Kayole's Soweto area while watching Europe 2024 football finals.

Upon his arrest, Khalusha led police to his single-room rental house in Kware, located approximately 100 metres from the site where the decomposing bodies and parts were discovered on Friday.