This archive report was first published on 12 September 2019.
Published on September 12, 2019
Relief has finally come to the families of the 32 Kenyans who perished in the Ethiopian Airlines' plane crash on March 10, 2019. The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) has announced that all 157 passengers and crew on board have been positively identified.
Interpol Secretary General Jürgen Stock said the organisation relied on accurate DNA sampling from close blood relatives of the victims to make correct identification, which took the group six months.
"In the wake of such a tragedy, accurate identification of victims is of immense importance to bereaved families," he said in a statement.
"International cooperation and coordination is vital to these efforts, and this is where Interpol's extensive experience in Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) provides significant added value to member countries when faced with a major disaster," concluded Mr Stock.
The crash also claimed victims from various countries, including Canada, the United Kingdom, Nigeria, Mozambique, China, Italy, France, Germany, Slovakia, Russia, Sweden, Austria, Poland, Ireland, and Norway.
Meanwhile, a Nakuru man who lost five members of his family in the ill-fated plane is set to testify in a compensation case filed against Boeing.
