Tánaiste curtails part of Kenya visit as police probe Nairobi serial killer 'atrocity'

Micheál Martin's plan to visit an Irish-funded health clinic is shelved after the shock discovery of the dismembered bodies of nine women in a nearby disused quarry

Tánaiste and Foreign Affairs Minister Micheál Martin with Kenya’s president William Ruto in Nairobi, Kenya, on Tuesday Pictures: Phil Behan/Department of Foreign Affairs

Tánaiste Micheál Martin’s trip to Kenya to promote Irish development projects was disrupted by a Nairobi police probe into a serial killer linked to the murder of up to 42 women.

Nine dismembered bodies were discovered in a disused quarry in a suburban slum area which the Irish delegation had planned to visit on Wednesday.