The prime suspect in the series of murders at the Kware dumpsite in Mukuru kwa Njenga, Embakasi South Constituency, has provided a chilling confession detailing how he carried out the gruesome acts.
Mohamed Amin, Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI), confirmed on Monday that 33-year-old Collins Jomaisi Khalisia admitted to killing 42 women between 2022 and July 11, 2024, when he murdered his last victim. Amin stated that Khalisia disclosed his first victim was his wife, whom he strangled, dismembered, and then dumped her remains at 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 added that Khalisia was apprehended in the wee hours of Monday morning in Kayole after officers from the DCI and the National Police Service (NPS) conducted a joint operation.
“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 his arrest, he led officers to his single-room house in Kware ares, about 100 metres from the dumpsite, where several crucial items were recovered upon search.
“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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Additional items recovered include: “1 pink female handbag, 2 pairs of female panties, 5 rolls of cannabis, 4 large clear sellotapes, 1 reflector jacket, 2 title deeds, 2 notebooks, and assorted documents.” Police will maintain the suspect’s residence and the dumpsite as active crime scenes while investigations continue.
“It is becoming evident that we are dealing with a psychopathic serial killer who shows no regard for human life,” noted Amin.
As of Monday morning, 9 bodies have been recovered from the dumpsite, awaiting postmortem examinations scheduled to commence today at the Nairobi Funeral Home (formerly City Mortuary). Families of missing persons have arrived at the facility to identify their loved ones among the recovered bodies.
