The Kisumu government has disposed of 61 unclaimed bodies through mass burial at the Mamboleo public cemetery. According to county director of health Fred Oluoch, the mass burial was done after getting a go-ahead from the courts. Early last month, Kisumu county attorney Edris Omondi said despite numerous notices, the bodies were still lying unclaimed and uncollected at various health facilities within the county. Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital has 51 bodies, Kisumu District 16 and Port Florence Hospital two. Nyunya said mortuaries are under instructions not to accept bodies brought in from outside their premises, except in police cases.

Source: The Star July 19, 2021 13:30 UTC