Kenyan police arrest suspect after dismembered bodies of nine women found in capital quarry

• Kenyan police said they had arrested the prime suspect after nine dismembered bodies of women were found in a quarry in the capital, Nairobi.
• Collins Jumaisi Khalusha has confessed to murdering 42 women, including his wife, since 2022, according to the head of the Criminal Investigations Directorate.
• Police said the bodies were discovered after relatives of one of the missing women claimed to have had a dream in which she ordered them to search the quarry.

Kenyan police said Monday they had arrested the prime suspect after nine dismembered bodies of women were found in a quarry in the capital, Nairobi.

Criminal Investigation Directorate chief Mohamed Amin said Collins Jumaisi Khalusha, 33, had confessed to murdering 42 women, including his wife, since 2022. No evidence was presented to support his claim of killing 42.

He was expected to appear in court on Tuesday.

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Police said several smartphones and identity documents were found at his home, just a short walk from the quarry.

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Police said the bodies were discovered after relatives of a missing woman claimed to have had a dream in which she ordered them to search the quarry. The relatives called for help from a local diver, who discovered the bodies wrapped in sacks.

Acting Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja said officers from a nearby police station had been moved to make way for investigations. Residents had accused police of negligence because of the quarry's proximity and unsolved missing persons cases there.

A statement signed by human rights groups over the weekend urged Kenyan security agencies to “speed up investigations into all reports of enforced disappearances.” There were initial concerns that the bodies could be linked to abductions and arrests of young people during recent anti-government protests.