The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Monday appealed to the public for collaboration in search of Collins Jumaisi Khalusha, the serial killer behind the Kware murders who confessed to killing 42 women.
In an official statement, DCI promised that any Kenyan with information leading to his arrest would receive a significant cash reward of undefined value.
“A significant cash reward will be provided to anyone with credible information leading to the suspect's arrest. The suspect is from Shiru Sub-location, Shaviringa Location, Hamisi Sub-county in Vihiga County,” the statement read.
“If you have any information regarding Collins Jumaisi Khalusha's whereabouts, we encourage you to share it confidentially through the anonymous #FichuaKwaDCI hotline at 0800722203 or reach out to the police through the hotlines 999, 911, and 112.”
This comes two months after his audacious escape on August 20 alongside 12 Eritreans from the Gigiri Police Station.
Initial reports after the escape indicated that the 13 cut through a wire mesh before scaling a perimeter wall to their freedom barely a month after Jumaisi’s arrest on the morning of Tuesday, August 20.
However, preliminary investigations into the brazen escape led to the arrest of 5 police officers from the station who were suspected of having aided in the escape after it was reported that the escapees simply walked out the main door. They were all released on a cash bond of Ksh200,000 each on August 22 to allow for investigations into the matter.
After his arrest in July, a search warrant served in his house saw a recovery of a battery of items supposedly linking him to the crimes including 24 sim cards, 8 smartphones, 2 feature phones, one laptop and one hard drive, two flash drives and one memory card, one machete,12 nylon sacks, one pair of industrial rubber gloves, one pink female handbag, 2 female panties, 5 rolls of bhang,4 clear sellotapes, one nylon rope, one reflector jacket, 2 title deeds, 2 notebooks Assorted documents.
While in custody after the discovery of women's bodies at the Kware dump site in Mukuru, Jumaisi had allegedly confessed to 42 murders, including his own wife having taken place between 2022 and his arrest in July 2024.
His lawyer however denied claims that the suspect had willingly offered up the information, claiming that he was tortured and molested by the officers to a confession and it was laughable that they would suggest he had confessed.
"He says he was strangled to confess. You could tell he was in distress, terrified, and in anguish," his lawyer told journalists after his alleged confession.
The escape of the suspect facing such serious charges triggered a public uproar with some Kenyans suspecting a cover-up or misconduct in the handling of the case.
