• Francis Oyaro's body was among the 26 people whose bodies were found at the River.
• This was confirmed following DNA results released on Thursdays morning which matched that of his mother.
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Kenya Wildlife Service Chief Inspector who went missing seven months ago was among the bodies retrieved from River Yala.
Francis Oyaro's body was among the 26 people whose remains were found at the river.
This was confirmed following DNA results released on Thursdays morning which matched that of his mother.
According to his wife, Veronica Osore, they thank God that finally the husband has been found.
She told the media in a phone interview that they had conducted the DNA test last week.
"We have found closure as a family and we thank God for this", she said.
Osore further called for justice saying they want the matter investigated and action taken against those involved.
She further urged the government to get to the bottom of the matter to unearth the Yala mystery.
Oyaro went missing on August 28 as he was travelling to Nairobi from Marsabit, which is his workstation.
The 45-year-old father of two was travelling with his KWS colleagues. He did not reach Nairobi.
In earlier interviews with the Star before he was found, his sister, Everlyne Oyaro, said her brother and his team of colleagues were using a KWS vehicle.
But upon reaching Nanyuki, Oyaro is said to have alighted, saying he wanted to travel to Nakuru to see his family.
His family lived in Nakuru, his initial workplace before he moved to Marsabit two years ago.
Everlyne said a stranger called her on Wednesday, March 16, claiming to have boarded the same matatu as her brother.
The caller said that when they reached Naromoru, a saloon car blocked their way and some men emerged and took Oyaro away.
In a recorded conversation, the caller claimed they had boarded a 4NTE Sacco matatu.
According to the caller, the men appeared to be security officers who were known to the missing man because he resisted being taken off the matatu, asking them, "why are you following me, yet we were with you?”
Currently the number of bodies that have been positively identified stand at 12 following DNA tests taken after they were retrieved from River Yala.
15 bodies are yet to be identified and are still lying at the Yala Sub County Morgue as the authority investigates the matter.