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Nairobi's disposal of 120 bodies could violate dignity of the dead

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Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja. [File, Standard]

Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has announced intention to dispose of 120 bodies currently lying at the Nairobi Funeral Home within seven days.

Given the pattern of ongoing enforced disappearances and numerous mysterious deaths since the June protests, a business-as-usual approach may drag state officers into courts in future if they do not take care.

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