THE STANDARD By
Julius Chepkwony |
January 16th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
A section of Nakuru North Cemetery [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]
Nakuru County has obtained a court order to dispose of 280-odd bodies of newborns that have filled its mortuaries.
A court in Nakuru on Thursday allowed the county, through the department of health, to dispose the bodies.
Principal Magistrate Yvonne Khatambi issued the orders for disposal of the bodies following an application by senior public health officers based at the Rift Provincial General Hospital.
“Court has carefully considered the application. It is evident that the parents did consent to the hospitals to bury the bodies.