Nairobi County government has issued a public notice on the disposal of 108 unclaimed bodies.
As per the statement, 89 unclaimed bodies are in city mortuary while 19 are at Mbagathi Hospital mortuary.
"The following are 89 unclaimed bodies lying at the City Mortuary and 19 at the Mbagathi Hospital Funeral Home from the date of admission awaiting collection. Pursuant to Public Health Act Cap 242 .Members of the public are asked to identify and collect the named bodies within 7 days , failure to which the County Government of Nairobi will seek authority for disposal ," the notice reads.
Out of the 89 bodies, 69 are yet unknown, while the identified 19 bodies have been classified by gender; 19 male, 3 females and 2 fetuses.
At Mbagathi, only 3 out of the 19 bodies are known.
The Public Health Act stipulates that a body should be taken out of the mortuary after a period of two weeks.
Last year in November, the county disposed 97 unclaimed bodies at Mbagathi Hospital after seeking permission from the court.