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‘The Cry of Blood’: Report on Extra‐Judicial Killings and Disappearances

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Joseph Kariuki Njenga and Eliud Gatundu Maina disappeared in Westlands area, after they were reportedly arrested by suspected members of the anti-Mungiki police squad. On 31/4/08, the relatives were informed by police that the bodies had been found at Machakos District Hospital Mortuary. According to the police form 23A, Kariuki (24 years) was found lying dead in Salama area while Gatundu (27 years) was found lying dead in a trench within Athi River. According to postmortem reports by Dr. Francis Ndiang’ui, Kariuki died of ‘chest injury due to blunt force trauma’ while the cause of death for Gatundu ‘could not be ascertained due to decomposition changes on the body’.
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