Morticians: IG Koome should produce names of people who 'hired dead bodies' during protests

According to Mwinami, if Koome does not produce the names, they are also demanding that he withdraws his comments regarding the institution and those in the profession.

The morticians also added that such generalizing comments could lead to 'darker times' when gaining the public trust was an issue, something they have worked tirelessly to bury.

"We condemn the statement because we believe that no mortuary technician in Kenya today can even attempt to do such a thing. The office of the Inspector General is such a respected office to even attempt to lower it to such unimaginable actions."

Koome made the remarks in a bid to address the police brutality reported during the nationwide anti-government protests.

During the demonstrations, some protestors caught up in the chaos nursed bullet wounds while others succumbed to gunshot wounds as police introduced live bullets in addition to the use of teargas.