Scores of selfless volunteers have won the hearts of many Kenyans with their bravery during the ongoing exercise to retrieve bodies from an abandoned quarry in the Kware area, Mukuru kwa Njenga slum.
Charles Wambua is one of the volunteers and was at the forefront of retrieving bodies from the dump site. He is a local casual labourer and local diver.
This is not the first time Wambui has been involved in retrieving bodies from the dump site.
He said he had previously been involved in the retrieval of bodies dumped in the same quarry over a year ago.
According to Wambua, he recovered 13 sacks containing bodies and body parts at Kware.
Wambua, speaking to Citizen TV, revealed that a woman approached him and his friends and informed them of dreams she was having about her sister who disappeared on July 26, 2024.
The woman explained that her sister was directing her to the dump site and that is when they decided to jump in.
“When I dived in, I first retrieved the body of a young female cut in half at the waist to fit in the sack,” Wambua said.
He said he was intrigued and decided to investigate the contents of other sacks in the dump that looked similar to the first one.
“Upon looking through the next sack, I discovered more human remains and on looking further I discovered more and more sacks with bodies,” Wambua added.
“I opened every sack I retrieved to confirm the contents of it.”
Wambua urged relevant authorities to provide necessary recovery gear to help him continue the recovery process as he believes more bodies are yet to be recovered.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations revealed that the prime suspect linked to the killings was apprehended on Monday and confessed to luring, killing and disposing of 42 females.
Locals are calling upon the government to reward the brave actions of Wambua and his counterparts.
Nairobi County Governor Johnson Sakaja promised to reward those on the job.
“We recognise and applaud the young people of Kware who went out of their way and took the lead in the retrieval efforts. Their industry and bravery will not go unrewarded,” Sakaja said in a statement.
