A total of eight bodies, all of them female, have been recovered so far from a dumpsite in a Nairobi slum, Kenya’s acting police chief said on Sunday.

“They were severely dismembered in different states of decomposition and left in sacks,” Douglas Kanja told a press conference, adding that investigations into the gruesome find are ongoing.

Kanja said the first six corpses were found on Friday and body parts of another two women were found on Saturday.

“I would like to assure the public that we are committed to conducting transparent, thorough and swift investigations,” he added.

Kanja also called for public cooperation in the investigation “so that we bring the perpetrators of these heinous acts to book”.

Kanja took up his post only this week after the resignation of national police chief Japhet Koome in the wake of public fury over the deaths of dozens of protesters during anti-government demonstrations last month.