The Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) has issued seven days’ notice for citizens to collect unclaimed bodies in Nairobi hospitals.
Health Secretary Dr. Josephine Kibaru said that 151 unclaimed bodies were at the City Mortuary and seven at the Mbagathi Funeral Home.
“Pursuant to Public Health Act Cap 242 (subsidiary; public health (public mortuaries) rules, 1991 (2), Interested members of the public are asked to identify and collect the bodies within seven days, failure to which the Nairobi Metropolitan Services will seek authority for disposal,” the notice read in part.
In January 2020, City Hall issued a similar notice for the collection of 108 unclaimed bodies lying at the Mbagathi District Hospital mortuary and Nairobi City Mortuary.
