Over 200 Bodies Lie Unclaimed at City Mortuary

Some 247 bodies are still uncollected from Nairobi funeral home formerly known as City Mortuary.

On Sunday afternoon a major television station announced that over 200 unknown bodies had been found at the funeral home.

Officials from City mortuary has confirmed that between June 25 and July 26, they received 247 unknown bodies. According to the data, recorded between June 25 and July 26 and based on a police register, the morgue had 115 bodies registered as ‘unknown’. Of these, 60 are still in the mortuary as unidentified or unclaimed, with the relatives or next of kin unaware of their presence in the facility. The other 55 bodies were registered as unknown but were later identified by relatives or next of kin, according to the report.

This comes at a time when there are reports that several people are still missing since the onset of the Gen Z protests. According to human rights groups, around 60 people lost their lives during the Gen Z protests. On the spot are police officers who are blamed for using excessive force during these protests. 

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