Prosecutors in Kenya say they've arrested a "psychopathic serial killer who has no respect for human life" – with 42 alleged victims – but some have speculated whether the arrest might be an attempt by authorities to cover up the murder of anti-government activists.
Collins Jumaisi Khalusha, 33, allegedly confessed that he lured in and then killed dozens of women before dumping their remains at a Nairobi quarry that is used as a rubbish tip by residents of the surrounding Mukuru slums.
Detectives, who described Khalusha as "a vampire, a psychopath", said they found several mobile phones, identity cards, a machete, industrial rubber gloves, rolls of Sellotape and nylon sacks similar to those in which the victims were found at the suspect's home.
But pro-democracy activists have "raised concerns" that, rather than being the victims of a serial killer, the bodies may be linked to the disappearances of people during recent anti-government protests, said The Times.
Fuelling the rumours are inconsistencies and unanswered questions surrounding the case, not least how "after not apparently suspecting anything for two years the police then made an arrest in less than three days after the discovery of the bodies", said the BBC. The first body was found by searchers hired by the family of a missing woman and lay just 100m from a police station.
Kenya's independent police watchdog said it was exploring whether there was "any police involvement in the deaths, or failure to act to prevent" the murders. | 
