This Must End- Mukuru Killings Force Rachel Ruto To Break Social Media Silence

First Lady, Rachel Ruto has demanded the end of violence against women in Kenya, breaking her social media silence for the first time in nearly a month.

Across her social media platforms, Mama Rachel condemned the shocking events that witnessed close to 15 bodies recovered from the dumpsite in the space of 24 hours, with reports emerging that most of the recovered bodies were female.

"The discovery of the mutilated bodies of young women dumped in Kware, Nairobi, is deeply disturbing and heartbreaking. 

"Each of these women was someone's child, sister or friend and no one should undergo such cruelty. Violence against women must end in our country," she wrote in part.

Rachel, while offering her condolences and prayers to the families of the victims, added that "No parent should ever have to bury their child, especially under such circumstances."

Her statement on Saturday, July 13 is the first post by the First Lady on social media since June 23, when she shared a live broadcast of the Commemoration of the International Widows' Day at Musungu Grounds in Vihiga County.

On both X and Facebook, per spot checks by Viral Tea, she has been resharing and reposting President William Ruto's posts on various matters, including his condolence message on the passing of Bishop Allan Kiuna and Faith Kipyegon breaking her own world record.

Her statement comes hours after President Ruto directed the Homicide detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to investigate the deaths at Mukuru immediately.

In his directive, Ruto instructed the DCI and the police to work together to establish the circumstances that led to the shocking discovery on Friday.

According to him, the bodies retrieved are nine, though five more bodies were retrieved on Saturday morning. Furthermore, conflicting numbers have been surfacing since the discovery, coming from media reports, human rights groups and witnesses on the ground who claimed that the numbers are higher.

The Head of State further called on law enforcement agencies to expedite the matter and bring those responsible for it to book.

According to him, the perpetrators had violated the laws of the Constitution as well as the human rights of any country and that the government would do everything necessary to arrest the perpetrators involved in the gruesome murder.

"Those who were involved in the death of those kids in Kware, Nairobi have to pay for it. They must be found and action taken against them because killing a Kenyan in whatever manner is an offence under the Kenyan Constitution and it is against the human rights of any nation," Ruto stated.

"Those who are charged with investigating the matter witnessed in Kware where many Kenyans including young women must be found, that process must be expedited and the truth must be found so that those who are involved in this heinous act must be punished and must be taken to court and the law must be applied to its fullest extent."

In Nairobi, about 9 bodies have been found and all of them are female. I have directed the police and all those involved including the DCI and homicide that they investigate what happened- President Ruto on Mukuru killings#ViralVideos pic.twitter.com/CYYpPZO8dy — Viral Tea Ke (@ViralTeaKe) July 13, 2024