There have been allegations brought forward regarding the bodies taken from the Nairobi Funeral Home and later buried in Lang’ata Cemetery being from street families, and this has caused a public outcry and renewed concern surrounding the ability of state protection mechanisms to protect vulnerable populations. As a result, Kenya’s government has launched an investigation
In Nairobi, a spate of tragic deaths among street families has highlighted an old urban crisis. Recent post-mortems on the exhumed bodies from alleys, streets, and other public places have shown that respiratory infections, such as pneumonia, have been the major cause of death. Pathologists also pointed to malnutrition and injuries as contributing factors, which