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Who is killing these men: Is it gangs or killer police squads?

A man sits next to the scene where the body of missing Somali-American businessman Bashir Mohamed Mohamud was retrieved. His mutilated body was found at River Nyamindi in Kirinyaga on May 16 and positively identified on May 22 with two bullet wounds and machete cuts. [Mose Sammy, Standard]

Who is killing these men? A spate of killings have electrified the country. The modus operandi appears to be the same. First, the victim is reported missing by distressed relatives. Then the bizarre findings come to light.

And the nightmare begins either to the scene of the bizarre find or to a mortuary to identify the disfigured and sometimes decomposing remains.

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