Nairobi, Kenya | By Michael Wandati | The prime suspect linked to the brutal killings of nine women whose mutilated bodies were discovered at the Kware dumpsite in Mukuru kwa Njenga slums, located within Embakasi South Constituency, has provided a disturbing confession detailing the execution of these heinous acts.
Mohamed Amin, Director of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), confirmed on Monday 15, July 2024 that 33-year-old Collins Jomaisi Khalisia disclosed his involvement in the deaths of 42 women, including his own wife, spanning from 2022 up until July 11, 2024, when he committed his most recent crime.
Amin said that Khalisia intimated that his first victim was his wife whom he strangled to death, and dismembered before dumping her remains in the dumpsite.
“Upon interrogation, the suspect confessed to have lured, killed and disposed 42 female bodies at the dumpsite all murdered between 2022 and as recent of July 11, 2024,” noted Amin.
“The suspect alleged that his first victim was his wife Imelda Judith Khalenya whom he strangled to death before dismembering her body and disposing it at the same site. From the interrogation, all his victims have been murdered in the same style.”
Amin further stated that Collins Jomaisi Khalisia was arrested in the early hours of Monday morning in Kayole at a bar as he was watching the Euro 2024 final. The arrest follows a collaborative operation by officers from the DCI and the National Police Service (NPS).
“He was arrested outside a club where he had gone to watch the Euro 2024 football finals,” said Amin.
“His arrest followed thorough forensic analysis of a mobile phone belonging to one of the victims identified as Josephine Owino where some mobile money transactions were made when she went missing.”
Shortly after being arrested, he directed law enforcement to his single-room residence in the Kware area, approximately 100 meters from the dumpsite, where a search yielded several critical items.
“A search led to the recovery of 24 Airtel SIM card holders, 8 smartphones, 1 laptop, 1 hard drive, 2 flash drives, 1 machete believed to be used to dismember the victims, 12 nylon sacks similar to the ones used in stiffing the bodies, 1 pair of industrial rubber gloves, 6 ID cards for men and 2 for women,” said Amin.
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Other items included: “1 pink female handbag, 2 female panties, 5 rolls of cannabis, 4 huge clear sellotapes some of which recovered at the scene, 1 reflector jacket, 2 title deeds, 2 notebooks and assorted documents.”
The suspect’s residence and the dumping site will remain active crime scenes while police officers continue their investigation into the incident.
“From the look of things it is crystalizing that we are dealing with a psychopathic serial killer who has no respect for human life,” Amin noted.
As of Monday morning, authorities have recovered a total of 9 bodies from the dumpsite, which are awaiting postmortem examinations scheduled to begin today at the Nairobi Funeral Home (formerly City Mortuary).
Families of missing individuals have gathered at the facility to identify their loved ones among the recovered bodies.
