Mukuru Kwa Njenga: Man Who Helped Retrieve Bodies from Dumpsite Pleads for Job

 

 Kyallo Wambua (l)now pleads for a job 

On Friday, July 12, Kenyans woke up to the news of a horrifying discovery of human bodies in Nairobi's Mukuru Kwa Njenga shanty town. is a trained plant operator but is jobless. Locals stumbled on the decomposing human remains stashed in bags held in place by ropes and left in a quarry-turned-dumpsite. It all began when an alarm was raised following the discovery of six severely mutilated bodies, all female, in various stages of decomposition. By noon, the tally had risen to nine following a thorough search by police officers and locals.  The bodies were wrapped in nylon papers and reinforced with nylon ropes and were taken to the City Mortuary for postmortem and identification. Who is Kyallo Wambua? One name that stood out during the recovery was Kyallo Wambua, who volunteered to retrieve the remains from the pit. In an exclusive interview with TUKO.co.ke, the 28-year-old disclosed that he was a trained plant operator. "I, however, do not have a permanent job, so I make ends meet through hustles in the quarry," he said. Wambua disclosed that this wasn't the first time the police had contacted him to help during retrieval. How much was Kyallo Wambua paid to retrieve bodies? Wambua revealed that before the recent exercise, he had pulled out over eight human remains in the past.  He, however, lamented that several people had promised him jobs, but they never kept their word. "There was a proposal that I get employed in the Kenya Navy, but when I went for recruitment I wasn't picked," he said. Kyallo was paid KSh 5,000 during the recent exercise, but his biggest desire is to be employed as a permanent rescuer Social media reactions Kenyans commended Wambua for his bravery and willingness to help the families of those whose loved ones had been dumped. Joseph Chege: "I hope he doesn't experience nightmares. Hail bro, that was brave, courageous, and strong." Mark Chaplain: "Kenya should have a disaster, rescue, and body recovery team with special equipment paid for by our taxes. This is a total failure of the current system." Phil Dee Pozze: "Risking his life. The kind of people we need in our country. Much love, brother." How were Mukuru kwa Njenga bodies discovered?  The surprising twist in the story is that the bodies were allegedly discovered after a woman reportedly dreamt about it. Details indicate that the woman dreamt that her missing sister's body was in the dumpsite. She took her friends to the pit, where they saw one body before discovering more bodies stashed in gunny bags. 

by  Hillary Lisimba