Law Society of Kenya (LSK) president Faith Odhiambo has called for investigations after six bodies were retrieved from a quarry pit.
In a statement via X on Friday, July 12, Odhiambo said it was unacceptable for people to be killed and dumped in a quarry.
“We need investigations to be done! Unacceptable,” said the LSK President.
According to the Mukuru Community Justice Centre, the bodies were retrieved opposite the Kware Police Station by youths from the area.
The six bodies were allegedly chopped into pieces and put in sacks.
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“Bodies being retrieved from quarry pit opposite Kware police station by youths. The police are on site as more bodies are being retrieved. Other bodies are in sacks chopped into pieces so far six bodies have been retrieved,” the Mukuru Community Justice Centre stated.
This comes days after the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) disclosed that 39 people have died and 361 injured as of July 1, 2024 since the nationwide anti-finance bill protests began.
In a press statement, KNCHR Chairperson Roseline Odede said that they have recorded 32 cases of abductions.
"Data from our records indicates that thirty-nine (39) people have died and three hundred and sixty-one (361) injured in relation to the protests countrywide. This is cumulative data from 18th June 2024 to 1st July 2024,” KNCHR stated.
The dead are from Nairobi (17), Nakuru (3), Laikipia (1), Narok (1), Kajiado (3), Uasin Gishu (4), Kakamega (1), Kisumu (2), Kisii (1), Mombasa (3), Siaya (1), Kiambu (1) and Nandi (1).
