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Khalusha was the prime suspect in the murder of more than 40 women whose mutilated bodies were discovered in a disused quarry that became a dumpsite in the capital, Nairobi.

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But even when the government has banned mining there, the dumpsite's wealth is tightly controlled by an aggressive hierarchy - with the top, sometimes very wealthy, jerabos often living up to their nickname.

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You can see thick plumes of smoke rise from the Agbogbloshie dumpsite from miles away.

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Since Friday, police have cordoned off the dumpsite where the bodies were found in various stages of decomposition.

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More than 100 bamboo plantings dot the ground around Dandora secondary school, which shares a name with the dumpsite that was declared full 23 years ago.

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