Police offer bounty over Kware murder suspect
The announcement by police. Photo/DCI.
The man who was named as prime suspect in the Kware murders escaped from custody in August 2024.
Morecthan a year later, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), has published the announcement.
Jumaisi was described as the main suspect in the killings of several women whose bodies and dismembered parts were recovered from the Kware dumpsite in Embakasi, Nairobi.
“Collins Jumaisi Khalusha, the prime suspect in the monstrous killing of several women whose bodies and parts were retrieved from the Kware dumpsite in Nairobi, is still wanted by police. Jumaisi escaped from custody in August 2024, moments ahead of his arraignment for murder,” the DCI statement read.
The agency urged the public to share any credible leads through the toll-free hotline 0800 722 203, WhatsApp number 0709 570 000, or the police emergency lines 999, 911 and 112.
Jumaisi’s escape from Gigiri Police Station on 20 August 2024 shocked the nation. He had been expected in court to face multiple counts of murder when he fled.
Eight police officers were later interdicted, and the Internal Affairs Unit opened an inquiry into how such a high-profile suspect slipped away.
The murders linked to him remain among the most disturbing cases in recent years.
Detectives retrieved 17 packages containing human remains from the dumpsite. Forensic examinations positively identified at least five victims.
The failure to re-arrest the suspect became a subject of heated debate in Parliament. On 13 August 2025, Githunguri MP Gathoni Wa Muchomba put pointed questions to Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen, asking how many victims had been identified, the progress of investigations, and what steps were being taken to capture the fugitive.
CS Murkomen confirmed that five victims had been identified and that a multi-agency manhunt was ongoing. He also disclosed that an Internal Affairs Unit probe was still active.
Dissatisfied with the answers, MP Wamuchomba accused the government of providing “flimsy responses” and staged a walkout during the session.
Speaker Moses Wetang’ula subsequently suspended her for 20 sitting days and ordered her out of the precincts.
Her dramatic protest drew wide attention to the case and reignited public anger over the slow pace of justice for the women killed.
Rights groups and activists rallied behind her, accusing the government of failing to address femicide and of mishandling the Kware investigation.
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