Kenya suspected 'serial killer' appears in court

Police have said Collins Jumaisi Khalusha, 33, confessed to killing 42 women, including his wife. A Kenyan suspected serial killer was on Tuesday arraigned in court after police linked him to nine dismembered bodies of women that were found in a quarry in the capital, Nairobi. Police have said Collins Jumaisi Khalusha, 33, confessed to killing 42 women, including his wife, since 2022. He appeared before a court in Kiambu town, outside Nairobi, but did not take a plea after the magistrate referred the case to a court located near where the bodies were found, according to local media reports. Police on Monday said the bodies were discovered after relatives of one missing woman claimed to have had a dream in which she directed them to search the quarry. Bodies wrapped The relatives asked a local diver to help, and he discovered the bodies wrapped in sacks. “Upon his arrest, the suspect led officers to his single-room rented house in Kware, which is located about 100 meters from the crime scene where the bodies and body parts have been recovered,” police said in a statement. The bodies, found in nylon sacks, raised fears among netizens that they were victims of police extrajudicial killings, especially as some missing protesters remain unaccounted for. ➤ Click here to follow our WhatsApp channel for more stories.