Rongo Magistrate Court has allowed an application by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) to exhume the body of a GSU officer, who was buried on March 28, 2025, within a church compound, for further investigations.
It is alleged that the Police Constable died on March 27, 2025, under unclear circumstances and was buried without the knowledge or consent of his parents or employer.
In a separate ruling on an application filed by the family, the court directed the wife of the deceased to identify the specific burial site within the church compound to facilitate the exhumation by the County Public Health Officer.
The court further ordered the OCS Kamagambo Police Station to provide security during the exhumation.
Once completed, the remains will be reinterred at the family’s homestead in Kochieng, Nyando Sub-County, Kisumu County, in accordance with Luo customary law.
The case will be mentioned on August 26, 2025, for further directions.
