The Kisii district public health officer has decried the high number of uncollected bodies at a mortuary.
Hezron Omayio said the bodies have been have been at Kisii Level 5 Hospital mortuary for more than three months.
He said the mortuary, which has a capacity for 24 bodies, is congested with more than 40 bodies including 15 still births.
“We are not going to keep the bodies any longer because the mortuary has no space," Omayio said in his office on Friday.
He said most of the bodies were brought in by police and are unidentified
“Some of the bodies have decomposed beyond recognition because they have overstayed in the facility for six to eight months," Omayio said.
He said they have tried to contact relatives in vain.
Omayio urged police from Kilgoris, Manga and Kisii to obtain a court order to bury the bodies in a mass grave.
However, he said the district's public cemetery is full.
“We have been burying and reburying bodies. There is need for a new public cemetery," Omayio said.
Governor James Ongwae said that there is need for land to relocate the cemetery.
He said lack of a cemetery has been "a major headache" for public health officials.
“Lack of a public cemetery where unclaimed bodies will be buried is a major challenge but with concerted efforts a solution will be found,” Ongwae said.
Monday 29 April 2013
http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/article-118687/kisii-unclaimed-bodies-pile
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