Public Service Cabinet Secretary Justin Muturi has made an urgent demand to the government, calling for immediate action to halt the wave of abductions and killings sweeping the country.
Speaking with palpable frustration, Muturi insisted that nothing should take priority over addressing these horrifying crimes.
“This is something truly gruesome. The country must put everything else on hold and focus on stopping these abductions and extra-judicial killings,” he declared.
He warned that failure to act could push the nation to the brink of anarchy.
Muturi was addressing the press at City Mortuary on Friday after viewing the bodies of two men from Mlolongo, who had been missing for over a month before being found lifeless in the morgue. A third man remains unaccounted for.
Accompanied by the victims’ families and their lawyers, Muturi condemned the grim reality of bodies surfacing in mortuaries after disappearances, questioning why such tragedies were becoming disturbingly common.
“The government must take full responsibility. These killings cannot become our new normal. Why are young men being abducted and murdered?” he demanded.
Muturi, visibly moved by the plight of grieving families, dismissed any notion that state policy condones such atrocities.
“It is unacceptable for relatives to spend 40 days searching for their loved ones while we sit here discussing the economy. Economy for whom?” he asked pointedly.
Reflecting on his own experience, he revealed how he was fortunate to reach the President when his own son was abducted. “But what about those parents who have no access to the President?” he questioned.
The latest body to be identified was that of Martin Mwau, discovered at Nairobi Funeral Home (formerly City Mortuary). His remains were found in the same location as Mutumwa Musyoki’s, another victim of the mysterious disappearances.
Chillingly, records show the bodies were brought to the mortuary on December 17, just a day after the three men vanished from Mlolongo.
Mwau’s body was reportedly retrieved from the Mowlem area of Nairobi. His identity was confirmed on Wednesday, January 29, after fingerprint analysis.
As the search continues for the third missing man, the families remain in anguish, demanding justice. Muturi’s call to action underscores a growing sense of urgency: the government must intervene—before more lives are lost.