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Bodies in Kericho mass grave linked to Nyamira hospital

Police cordoned off the site of the mass grave at Kericho Public Cemetery. [Nikko Tanu, Standard]

An investigation into a mysterious mass grave discovered at Makaburini Cemetery in Kericho last Friday has linked the deceased to 13 unclaimed bodies released from Nyamira County Referral Hospital on the same day.

In a statement issued late Sunday, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said it was looking into potential foul play amid claims that the bodies were interred in violation of standard burial procedures.

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