Friday, March 27,
2026 - Government Pathologist Richard Njoroge has released preliminary
findings from postmortem examinations on 25 children whose bodies were exhumed
from a mass grave at Makaburini Cemetery in Kericho Town.
The examinations, conducted at the Kericho County Hospital
mortuary on Thursday, March 26th, revealed that most of the deaths
were linked to premature births.
A smaller number of cases showed signs of physical trauma.
Njoroge noted that the bodies were in varying stages of
decomposition, complicating efforts to establish exact causes of death.
“Only a few were fresh, while the others were severely
decomposed,” he explained.
The remains included both fetuses and full‑term infants.
Of the 25 children examined, eight were identified as male
and ten as female, while the gender of seven could not be determined.
Premature births accounted for ten cases, while four
children showed evidence of head injuries. In two cases, the cause of death
could not be established.
The discovery has sparked outrage among Kenyans, with many
questioning the circumstances of the burials and whether criminal activity was
involved.
Investigations are ongoing, and postmortem examinations on
the remaining eight adult bodies recovered from the site are scheduled for
Friday, March 27th.
The mass grave was uncovered earlier this week when
detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) recovered 32
bodies, including eight adults.
A Nyamira County Hospital health official and the cemetery
caretaker have since been arrested in connection with the secret burials, as
public concern continues to mount.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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