Kenya's ‘serial killer’ mystery: Five key questions over bodies in Mukuru quarry

Still reeling from the discovery of bodies in a quarry, Kenyans are trying to find out more.

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Police say Collins Jumaisi Khalusha, 33, confessed to killing 42 women - though his lawyer told a court on Tuesday he was tortured into a confession.

It is the latest twist in a perplexing story that followed the recent discovery of the dismembered remains of nine bodies wrapped in plastic at a disused quarry, which is used as rubbish tip and is close to a police post in the capital, Nairobi.

Many people are finding it hard to understand that the police were unable to detect that bodies were being left around 100m (109 yards) from one of their offices in the informal settlement of Mukuru Kwa Njenga.

Residents have criticised officers for their “laxity and unprofessionalism” in dealing with the crime.

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