Relatives and friends have 21 days to get the 233 bodies that are lying at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) morgue unclaimed.
Reports indicate that authorities are already seeking consent for burial in order to create room for more at the crowded mortuary.
According to the hospital’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Evanson Kamuri, the hospital is seeking to create more space in the overcrowded morgue.
“We want to create space for fresh bodies and cannot do this until the right procedure is followed. It is an ongoing process,” he said.
He said a list of the names is available at the KNH Farewell Home and can also be accessed through the institution’s website.
The list released by the hospital further indicates that the bodies piled up from July to August, which could be a pointer to high mortality at the country’s main referral hospital.
In September, the Nairobi devolved government buried 236 unclaimed bodies of which 218 were from City Mortuary and 18 from Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital.
The Public Health Act requires that an unclaimed body be removed from a mortuary within two weeks.
Contrary to that, it should be buried in a mass grave after public officers obtain permission from a court.
