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Relatives unearth bid to cover up mass burial
Unidentified men offload bodies from a police lorry into a mass grave at the Kiplombe public cemetery in Eldoret on Wednesday. Photo/ JARED NYATAYA
Posted Wednesday, January 7 2009 at 22:35
“If there is no ill-motive, why did the Government send so many policemen to preside over a funeral?” Mr Githuku asked.
Dr Omar Ali, deputy director of MTRH said the measure was meant to relieve pressure on facilities at the referral hospital, much to the chagrin of the relatives.
“We have to remember MTRH is a government hospital but also a business organisation. The bodies were taking up a lot of space yet the hospital needs to make money from it,” he said.
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Submitted by jobeka1Posted January 08, 2009 06:27 PM
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Submitted by jackiewn
it is in bad taste that this is happening in Kenya,what have we really turned into,non respecters of human life even in the most of it's simple ways like giving someone a decent burial...a wonder who is behind this coz it's not a one mans decision..something ain't right somewhere.Dr Njue kindly stop fooling us u were so panicking yesterday on the news..afraid of something.
Posted January 08, 2009 05:03 PM -
Submitted by kariste72
For a long time government institutions and individuals within them have preyed on the mass ignorance of Kenyans. They still want to do the same not realising that kenyans are now highly enlightened. How does Dr Njue propose to identify the bodies once burried? How does he propose to stop the decomposition of the bodies in plastic bags under the earth? How is this a temporary measure and why should one be put in place?
Posted January 08, 2009 03:44 PM -
Submitted by syindumyaki
These unilateral arbitrary decisions are unacceptable. worse still, no one seems to take responsibity for the decision. am appalled! Dr Njue, telling us that the bodies will be exhumed upon identification is fooling us, how do you identify a body thats buried already? why not identify b4?
Posted January 08, 2009 02:40 PM -
Submitted by elizabethmaish
A temporary!!!!!in plastic bag!!!how? Please let these people be respected and be buried as other human being. no matter whether its a charcoal. They need respect.They don't deserve such kind of burial. Remember we are all late's to be,is that how you will expect to be buried???am asking those who are behind this
Posted January 08, 2009 02:12 PM
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Can you imagine if you lost someone then went to pick up the body only to find it missing?How on earth did the Hospital/government expect to get away with this?is this not a crime been committed?If the government is willing to do this,GOD help us all!