If you lost a loved one and are yet to know their whereabouts, you are advised to check at the Kenyatta National Hospital morgue.
This is after the hospital gave a 21 days grace period for Kenyans to identify unclaimed bodies at the facility’s morgue before conducting a mass burial.
According to the list released by the hospital’s CEO Evanson Kamuri, the unclaimed bodies comprise of people who died between January and October, some being babies from the newborn unit.
The move aims to create room for more bodies at the facility.
Being the largest referral hospital in the region, KNH sometimes receives a number of emergency cases including victims of hit and run road accidents, brought in either by good samaritans or police.
Data from the National Transport and Safety Authority shows that 3,358 people died on Kenyan roads between January 1 and September 13, 2022.
This is an increase of 236 from the same period last year, representing a 7.6 per cent increase.
Pedestrians account for the highest number of road accident victims at 1,208 followed by motorcyclists at 903.
The number of drivers who perished in road accidents increased by 3.18 per cent from 314 to 324, NTSA statistics shows.
Speeding, according to police, has been the main cause of the crashes.
Reckless driving, dangerous overtaking, drunk driving, drunk walking, drunk riding and failure to use helmets have also been attributed to the increase in crashes.
