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Mombasa to get modern Government Chemist lab

Last month, there were reports that the delays in matching the DNA samples are caused by the lack of funds.

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by BRIAN OTIENO

Realtime09 April 2025 - 04:54
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Immigration PS Belio Kipsang, Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen and PS Raymond Omollo at Coast regional headquarters on Monday /JOHN CHESOLI

Only 66 DNA samples from more than 400 bodies retrieved from the Shakahola forest have been successfully matched with samples from families.

The national government says it cannot release the remaining bodies, which are still lying at the Malindi mortuary, because families have not yet come forward to claim them or provide DNA samples.

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