Kenya: Several bodies retrieved from an abandoned quarry as police chief resigns

Kenya’s police chief Japhet Koome has resigned on the same day five bodies wrapped in sacks were found in a quarry near an informal settlement and after weeks of deadly protests in which more than 30 people were killed.

President Ruto on Friday announced that he had received the resignation of inspector General Koome, and that his deputy Douglas Kanja would be acting.

Ruto had announced on Thursday that he has dismissed almost all of…