DCI Arrest Prime Suspect In Killing Of 42 Women In Mukuru, Seize 17 Items [LIST]

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Monday, July 15 announced the arrest of Collins Jumaisi Khalusha, the main suspect in the heinous Kware killings that have sparked uproar across the nation.

In a press statement, DCI boss, Mohamed Amin revealed that the 33-year-old was arrested in the morning hours at Soweto in Kayole Sub-County at around 3 am in a joint operation by the DCI Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau and Operations directorates.

He was revealed to have been at a club where he had gone to watch the Euro 2024 football finals between Spain and England when the detectives outside the premises accosted him.

His pursuit and subsequent arrest followed forensic analysis of a mobile phone belonging to one of the victims, Josphine Mulongo Owino, where mobile money transactions conducted on the day she went missing pointed to the suspect.

Some of the exhibits recovered by DCI detectives from Collins Jumaisi Khalusha, the main suspect in the heinous Kware killings. /DCI

"Upon his arrest, the suspect led officers to his single-room rented house in Kware, which is located about 100m from the crime scene where the bodies and body parts have been recovered," read the statement in part.

A quick search was conducted in the house, which led to the recovery of the following crucial exhibits:

1. 24 SIM cardholders with new SIM cards

2. 8 smartphones, two feature phones

3. One Laptop and one hard drive

4. Two flash drives and one phone memory card

5. One Machete

6. 12 Nylon Sacks

7. One pair of industrial rubber gloves

8. 6 ID cards for men and 2 ID cards for women

9. One pink female handbag

10. 2 female panties

11. 5 rolls of bhang

12. 4 huge clear sellotape

13. One nylon rope

14. One reflector Jacket

15. 2 title deeds

16. 2 notebooks

17. Assorted documents

On interrogation, the suspect confessed to having lured, killed, and disposed of 42 female bodies at the dumping site, all murdered between 2022 and Thursday, July 11, 2024. 

"The suspect alleges that his first victim was his wife namely Imelda Judith Khalenya whom he strangled to death before dismembering her body and disposing it at the site," added Amin.

From his interrogation, all his victims have been murdered in like manner. Investigations are still ongoing and the suspect's house and the dumping site remain active crime scenes.

Amin appealed to families who reasonably believe that their loved ones may have fallen prey to these macabre murders to report to DCI headquarters or any DCI office near them.

The Confession

The DCI boss, who spoke to the press, revealed that the suspect had been disposing of the bodies at the dumpsite and was in the process of luring yet another victim before his arrest.

The suspect explained that he was triggered into becoming a serial killer after starting a business for his wife who reportedly failed to sustain it leading to its collapse. However, the type and nature of the business in question were not immediately revealed.

The suspect was further revealed to be in the process of starting yet another business which collapsed as well. According to the narration, this upset him as he was angered to the point of killing his wife.

"Apparently he is a person full of vengeance and hatred and he had a special predilection for special women according to what he told us," he revealed.

The victims' bodies are being held at the City Mortuary as the detectives wait for the autopsy results to aid in the investigations and ensure all involved are brought to book.

As investigations continue, Amin revealed that the suspect will be arraigned in court most likely on Tuesday.