The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has confirmed that all 33 bodies exhumed from the site originated from Nyamira County Referral Hospital mortuary.
Speaking after touring the cemetery, DCI Director Mohamed Amin revealed that hospital management and CCTV footage backed the findings.
This directly contradicts earlier claims by Nyamira county officials, who had maintained that only 13 bodies were linked to the facility.
The revelation has shifted the focus of the probe squarely onto the hospital’s mortuary operations.
According to Amin, detectives uncovered surveillance footage showing how bodies were handled before being transported.
In one instance, four bags were reportedly loaded into a vehicle by the hospital’s chief mortician under the supervision of a public health officer.
Investigators now believe the issue could be far more extensive than initially thought.
Records indicate that at least 46 infants died at the hospital and were moved to the mortuary. However, there is no clear documentation showing how or when the remains left the facility, raising alarm over serious breaches in procedure.
The DCI boss warned that the 33 bodies recovered may only represent a fraction of a larger, troubling pattern involving undocumented releases.
Autopsies have already been conducted, and DNA samples collected to help identify the victims. Authorities say the next step will involve tracing affected families and establishing the full circumstances surrounding the deaths.
The probe has also widened to include amputated human remains found at the burial site, as well as the ownership and management of the cemetery.
So far, several suspects have been questioned, with key hospital officials and a cemetery caretaker still in custody as investigations continue.
The case has sparked national outrage, with growing calls for accountability and stricter oversight of mortuary practices across the country.
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