Officials: 33 bodies, including children, were found in a mass grave in Kenya
Investigators exhumed the remains of 25 children and eight adults, as well as dismembered body parts packed in burlap bags, from a mass grave in a church-owned cemetery in Kericho, authorities said.
“We were able to confirm that these bodies were transferred from the Nyamira District Hospital to a private cemetery in Kericho,” Mohamed Amin, head of the Criminal Investigations Directorate, told reporters.
He said Investigators are seeking to determine Whether the bodies were disposed of legally after being removed from the morgue.
At least 33 bodies – 25 of them children – were found in a mass grave in Kenya on Thursday. (Andrew Kasoko/AP Photo)
The Associated Press reported this Kenyan law Hospitals and morgues are allowed to dispose of unclaimed bodies after 14 days with a court license.
Government pathologists performed autopsies on Thursday to determine the cause of death, although the identities of the victims were not revealed.
The authorities arrested two people in connection with the case.
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The authorities arrested two people in connection with the case. (Andrew Kasoko/AP Photo)
Local media reported that unidentified persons transported the bodies in a government vehicle and hurriedly buried them, and some gravediggers later informed the police.
“We need the authorities to conduct a thorough investigation,” resident Brian Kibunya said.
Another resident, Samuel Musso, said authorities should “reveal whether the government was involved or whether a different group of people was behind the mass burial.”
There have been three major mass grave incidents in Kenya over the past three years. (Andrew Kasoko/AP Photo)
There have been three major mass grave incidents in Kenya over the past three years.
In 2023, police discovered hundreds of bodies buried in a forest in Kilifi coastal area in KenyaThe exhumation of bodies from mass graves linked to a religious leader accused of starving his followers to death.
In 2024, authorities recovered nine bodies from a garbage dump in Nairobi, the capital of the East African country.
The latest discovery comes as concerns grow among some Kenyans over these accusations Abuses by police.
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Missing Voices, a human rights group, said it documented 125 extrajudicial killings and six enforced disappearances in Kenya over the past year, compared to 104 killings reported the previous year.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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