This archive report was first published on 30 October 2019.
October 30, 2019, marked a disturbing trend in Roysambu constituency, where residents have raised concerns over a rise in bodies being dumped in the area.
According to Martin Kibe, a resident of Njathani village, eight bodies have been found dumped in the area by unknown people in the last month alone.
Residents believe that the victims are murdered elsewhere and the area only acts as a dumping site.
Area Nyumba Kumi Chairman Mugo Mwangi noted that most of the bodies are either found naked or the hands of the victims are tied together at the back.
Residents have called on authorities to investigate the matter, with Mwangi urging Kenyans who have missing family members to check with the City Mortuary where all the bodies have been taken.
Just in September, Nairobi county Public Health officials expressed concern over the increasing number of unclaimed bodies across the city’s public health facilities and mortuaries.
