Chief Government Pathologist Dr Johansen Oduor has disclosed that the bodies discovered at the Kware dumpsite did not have bullet injuries, contradicting initial public speculation.
The examination has brought to light several other grim details about the state of the remains.
"The contents of some of them were lower limbs which were amputated from the knees downwards, and they were two right legs and two left legs," Dr Oduor explained.
This discovery has raised questions about how the victims were dismembered and discarded.
The pathologist further detailed, "They were from the waist to the knee, which was three of them, and then there was another trunk from the waist upwards which we assigned cause of death as strangulation."
In addition to the dismembered limbs and torsos, a complete body of a female was also found.
"There was also a whole body of a female who we examined, and we found that she had head injuries," Dr Oduor stated, suggesting the head injuries could be the cause of death for the female victim.
The pathologist started that to assist in identifying the victims and piecing together the remains, DNA samples are being taken.
"We are taking samples of DNA for the purpose of reconciling with each piece so that we can know how many bodies we have," Dr. Oduor said.
This step is crucial in ensuring that each body part is correctly identified and matched to provide a clearer picture of the victims.
However, Oduor regretted that the advanced state of decomposition of the bodies has posed significant challenges in the investigation.
"Bodies which are severely decomposed become very difficult to assign the cause of death because there is what we call postmortem artefacts where so many tissues get lost because of decomposition," he noted.
This means that the natural decay processes have further complicated efforts to determine the precise causes of death and the timeline of these events.
The findings at the Kware dumpsite have sent shockwaves through the community, with many awaiting further updates from the authorities as they continue to piece together the gruesome puzzle.
