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Kisumu: Two bodies retrieved from septic tank in oil siphoning racket

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The bodies are yet to be identified, and circumstances surrounding their death is still shrouded in mystery. [iStockphoto]

Police in Kisumu have retrieved two bodies from an underground tank disguised as a septic tank in the oil siphoning syndicate unearthed Tuesday at a residential building.

The bodies are yet to be identified, and circumstances surrounding their death is still shrouded in mystery. County Police Commander Alphonse Kimanthi said they are yet to know how long the bodies stayed in the tank.

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