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Families search for loved ones as morgues fill with unknown bodies

Grungy photo of feet with toe tag on a morgue table

Kenya’s public morgues are becoming overwhelmed, not only with the tragic remnants of natural deaths and accidents but also with a disturbing rise in unidentified and unclaimed bodies.

It is now emerging that a glaring failure by state authorities to conduct timely identification processes could be further complicating matters for desperate families searching for their missing relatives.