Suspect in Kware murders arraigned in court

The prime suspect behind the bodies discovered in Kware dumpsite in Mukuru slums, has been arraigned in court.

Collins Jumaisi was initially presented at the Kiambu law courts before the Senior Principal Magistrate Peter Ooko declined to handle the case.

The magistrate argued that the matter took place in Embakasi and ought to be handled by the Makadara law courts.

The suspect will be arraigned under a Miscellaneous Application as police seek more time to conclude investigations.

Jumaisi confessed to having killed 42 women and disposing of their bodies in the dumpsite over the last two years, with the first victim being his wife, Imelda Judith Halenya.

“The suspect confessed to having lured, killed and disposed of 42 females from 2022 with the latest as recent as last Thursday, July 11. The suspect alleged his first victim was his wife whom he strangled to death before dismembering her body. From our interrogation, all his victims have been murdered in the same style. Our investigations are still ongoing” said DCI boss Mohamed Amin said on Monday.

So far, the mother-in-law of the suspect has recorded a statement with the Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI), detailing how her daughter went missing in 2022.

“In 2022, her WhatsApp account went silent, and we have never heard from her,” she said.

Police also recovered several items from the suspect’s house including mobile phones, a handbag and female inner garments that will be used as evidence.