An announcement by the health department in Kiambu County shocked the nation of 81 unclaimed bodies lying at the General Kago Road Funeral Home.
The county gave the family and loved ones, of the deceased, 14 days to lay claim to the bodies and give a befitting send-off.
However, the health department remained strict that they would seek permission from the courts, and dispose of the bodies if nobody stepped forward to claim the bodies.
The oldest body at the morgue has been there for the last three years. The bulk of the bodies are of the male gender. 61 of the bodies were from different police stations, and others from different departments at the hospital.
The Thika morgue has a capacity of 184 bodies but a bulge of 600, exceeding capacity.
