Nyamira Governor Amos Nyaribo has officially distanced his administration from the discovery of 33 bodies at Makaburini Cemetery in Kericho Town, clarifying that the county only authorized the disposal of 13 remains. The governor explained that the Nyamira District Referral Hospital released the 13 bodies for transport and burial in Kericho, maintaining that the entire process complied with established legal procedures.
According to the governor, the county followed all necessary protocols, including obtaining court orders to facilitate the disposal in a public cemetery. He noted that the administration assigned an officer and a vehicle specifically for the 13 authorized bodies, ensuring full compliance with the law. Nyaribo expressed deep concern over the reports of additional remains, stating that Nyamira County has no knowledge of how an extra 20 bodies ended up at the site.
The governor confirmed that officials from both Nyamira and Kericho counties are currently in custody as part of a thorough government investigation. He added that his administration remains anxious to uncover the origin of the unauthorized remains.
“As a government, we followed the procedure. We got court orders to dispose those bodies in any public cemetery. We released an officer and a vehicle with 13 bodies, fully compliant following all the laws,” he said.
“We are not aware of 33 bodies. Those involved from the county government of Nyamira and Kericho are in custody, and the government is doing thorough investigations. We are anxious to know where these other bodies came from,” Nyaribo added.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has recovered 33 bodies from a mass grave at Makaburini Cemetery, identifying 25 infants and eight adults among the remains. This grim discovery followed a court-authorized operation that initially targeted only 14 bodies believed to have been buried at the site.
Investigators have since established that the remains originated from the Nyamira District Referral Hospital. The bodies were reportedly transferred to the Kericho cemetery after remaining unclaimed in the hospital’s morgue for an extended period. The discrepancy between the 14 authorized burials and the 33 recovered bodies remains the central focus of the ongoing investigation.
This incident has sent shockwaves through the Lake Victoria Basin region, leading to a temporary suspension of all public cemetery disposals in Kericho County. Forensic experts from the DCI are currently conducting DNA profiling to help identify the remains and determine if any of the bodies are linked to missing persons reports filed in Nyamira and Kericho over the last year.
The post Mystery Deepens Over Makaburini Cemetery Bodies as Nyamira Governor Says Only 13 Were Approved appeared first on Bossnana.
