NAIROBI — 2024 · Serial Murder
The Kware Quarry Murders
In July 2024 the bodies of numerous women, wrapped in sacks, were found in the disused Kware quarry in Nairobi's Mukuru kwa Njenga informal settlement. The discovery fuelled protests and deep mistrust of the police, who were asked how a nearby station had noticed nothing; all officers there were transferred. Days later police said a detained suspect had confessed to killing 42 women since 2022, though human rights groups questioned the circumstances of the confession. On 20 August 2024 the suspect escaped from the cells at Gigiri police station along with 12 others; investigators suspected an inside job and officers were suspended. The case remains unresolved.
- Date
- 2024
- Place
- Mukuru kwa Njenga, Embakasi, Kenya, Nairobi, KE
- Category
- Serial Murder
- Case Status
- Under Investigation
- Coordinates
- -1.3100, 36.8900 ↗
Timeline of Events
- 12 July 2024Women's bodies began to be recovered from the Kware quarry.
- July 2024All officers at the local station were transferred; a suspect was detained.
- 20 August 2024The suspect escaped from Gigiri police station with 12 others.
- March 2025Human Rights Watch called for the inquiry's findings to be released.
Sources
- CNN — Bodies of women found in Nairobi dumpsite spark protests cnn.com ↗
- Capital FM — All Kware police officers transferred as investigation intensifies capitalfm.co.ke ↗
- The Star — Kware murders: main suspect escapes from Gigiri police station the-star.co.ke ↗
- Human Rights Watch — Kenya: Release inquiry on bodies found in quarry hrw.org ↗
- CNN
- Capital FM
- Daily Nation
- Human Rights Watch
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