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- Collins Jumaisi Khalusha has been arrested as the prime suspect in the murder of at least 42 women, with bodies discovered at the Kware dumpsite in Mukuru Kwa Njenga slums.
- Following a forensic investigation, police recovered multiple items from Khalusha’s residence, and he confessed to the murders, leading to the retrieval of nine bodies so far.
Collins Jumaisi Khalusha has been identified as the prime suspect in a series of murders that led to the discovery of multiple female bodies at the Kware dumpsite in Mukuru Kwa Njenga slums. On Thursday, residents stumbled upon the bodies, triggering an operation that has so far resulted in the retrieval of at least eight dismembered bodies.
On Monday, Mohamed Amin, Director of Criminal Investigations, provided an update revealing that police apprehended Khalusha in Soweto that morning.
He was arrested outside a club where he had been watching the Euro 2024 Finals between Spain and England.
Amin explained that Khalusha’s arrest followed a detailed forensic analysis of a mobile phone belonging to one of the victims, Josephine Mulongo Owino.
Investigators discovered mobile money transactions conducted on the day Josephine went missing, which led them to Khalusha.
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The suspect subsequently directed the police to his house in Kware, located about 100 meters from the dumpsite where the bodies had been found.
During a search of Khalusha’s residence, the police recovered several items, including:
- 24 SIM cards
- 10 phones (8 smartphones)
- One laptop
- One hard drive
- Two flash drives and a memory card
- One machete
- 12 sacks similar to those used to dispose of the bodies at the Kware dumpsite
- One pair of gloves
- Eight National Identification cards
- A pink handbag
- Two pink female pants
- Five rolls of bhang
- Four large tapes
- One reflector jacket
- Two title deeds
- Two notebooks and various other documents
In a confession to the police, Khalusha admitted to dumping 42 female bodies at the Kware dumpsite.
He revealed that his first victim was his wife, Imelda Judith Khalenya, whom he killed in 2022.
“Upon interrogation, the suspect confessed to have lured, killed, and disposed of 42 female bodies at the dumpsite, all murdered between 2022 and as recently as July 11, 2024,” stated Amin.
As of Monday morning, a total of nine bodies have been recovered from the dumpsite, with postmortems set to commence today at the Nairobi Funeral Home, formerly known as City Mortuary.