Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) has urged families with bodies at its Farewell Home to collect them.
In a notice displayed on Wednesday, May 3, on My Gov, the hospital said that if the bodies remain uncollected within the next seven days, it will seek a green light from the court to dispose of them. "Kenyatta National Hospital is in possession of a number of unclaimed bodies at its Farewell Home," the hospital said. "Pursuant to the Public Health Act Cap 242 [Subsidiary Legislation PUBLIC HEALTH (PUBLIC MORTUARIES) RULES, 1991], interested members of the public are therefore requested to identify and collect the bodies within 7 days, failure to which the hospital will seek authority from the courts to dispose of them," it added.
A deceased person in a morgue, July 25, 2024 Photo Canva According to the notice, most of the bodies, 100, belong to children, while the rest, 24 bodies, belong to adults.
For those interested, a list of unclaimed bodies can be found at the KNH Farewell Home and is also accessible on the institution's website.
