A group of youth who participated in the search mission at the Kware dumpsite, where several mutilated bodies have been discovered, are now reporting severe intimidation and threats from detectives linked to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).

These volunteers, who were involved in retrieving body parts from the Kware quarry, claim they have been living in fear due to frequent calls from unknown numbers, which they believe are from State operatives.

PHOTO | COURTESY Main suspect Collins Jumaisi 

The group alleges that some of their members have even been arrested in what they perceive as an attempt to intimidate them and deter further searches at the site, where bodies were uncovered two months ago.

Speaking at the Mukuru Community Justice Centre in Nairobi alongside human rights activists, the volunteers are now demanding the resumption of the retrieval operation. They argue that the halt in the exercise is an attempt to hide additional body parts that might still be buried in the quarry.

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The volunteer further claimed, "The DCI has warned that if you find a body, you'll be held responsible, as though you placed it there. We're receiving calls from numbers we don't recognize, and they only serve to threaten us."

The sentiments were echoed by grieving families, who are unable to proceed with burial arrangements because some body parts remain missing, and the State has suspended the retrieval operation.