{"id":65119,"date":"2024-07-13T10:02:58","date_gmt":"2024-07-13T10:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2024\/07\/13\/dci-says-postmortem-forensic-analysis-launched-on-quarry-bodies\/"},"modified":"2024-07-13T10:02:58","modified_gmt":"2024-07-13T10:02:58","slug":"dci-says-postmortem-forensic-analysis-launched-on-quarry-bodies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/dci-says-postmortem-forensic-analysis-launched-on-quarry-bodies\/","title":{"rendered":"DCI says postmortem, forensic analysis launched on quarry bodies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 13 \u2014 The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has commenced a forensic examination of 6 bodies recovered from a quarry in Mukuru slums amid a call for accountability.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The agency\u2019s Director Mohamed Amin announced the ongoing forensic probe Friday evening as he called on the public to cooperate with authorities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dHomicide detectives and officers from the Forensics Division of the DCI are currently analyzing samples to identify the bodies. The area has been cordoned off and designated as a crime scene as the investigation continues,\u201d Amin said.<\/p>\n<p>A community-based organisation announced the discovery of dismembered bodies concealed in sacks at a dumpsite near Mukuru Kwa Njenga slum in Nairobi on Friday, sparking speculation about the circumstances of the deaths.<\/p>\n<p>The developments came hot on the heels of cases of disappearances blamed on the police in the wake of the anti-government demonstrations mounted by the youths.<\/p>\n<p>The demos have left more than 40 people dead.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/2024\/07\/ipoa-urges-hastened-forensic-investigations-on-dumped-bodies-at-kware\/\">IPOA urges hastened forensic investigations on dumped bodies at Kware<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>DCI confirmed the investigation as the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) called on Kenyans to submit eyewitness accounts regarding the disappearance of their kin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIPOA appeals for eyewitness accounts from any person who may have information on the disappearances and any other complaint,\u201d the authority Chairperson Anne Makori said on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Makori revealed that the agency had registered ten complaints currently at various stages of analysis and investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Of the ten, IPOA eight victims resurfaced with allegations of harassment and torture.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 13 \u2014 The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has commenced a forensic examination of 6 bodies recovered from a quarry in Mukuru slums amid a call for accountability. The agency\u2019s Director Mohamed Amin announced the ongoing forensic probe Friday evening as he called on the public to cooperate with authorities. \u201dHomicide detectives [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65119","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65119"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65119\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}