At least nine bodies were retrieved on Friday 12, from the Kware dumpsite, Mukuru Kwa Njenga, Nairobi.
According to sources,the bodies were well-wrapped in sacks and black polythene bags and later tied with ropes.
The bodies retrieved were of young adults and some had burns and had started decomposing.
“We have managed to retrieve nine bodies so far but we can still see more others in the quarry. They are all young adults,” a Haki Africa activist, Fredrick Onjiro said.
The local youths are the ones who discovered the bodies around noon on Friday July 12.
A team of human rights officials arrived at scene and joined efforts to retrieve the bodies before police arrived to move them to the morgue.
Some of the bodies had visible severe injuries although it was not immediately established if they had bullet wounds owing to the state of the bodies.
The incident attracted large crowds with locals milling the area as more police officers arrived to keep them at bay.
The bodies were taken to the City mortuary in Nairobi pending identification and autopsy.
Police said investigations are underway into the incident
It is not clear who was behind the murder. There were fears the number of the bodies will increase.
This is because the site is expansive and it was stinking even after the nine bodies were removed.
This comes amid complaints a number of people are missing after the last month’s anti tax protests in the country.
Some have been found dead in mortuaries while others are yet to be found.
Various government agencies are investigating the issue amid devastations in families.
Police say they will issue a statement over the same.
