Chief Government Pathologist Stories

Majengo clashes: Autopsy confirms Dennis Muthui died from gunshot, not stabbing
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 08, 2025

Muthui’s family is now demanding the immediate arrest and prosecution of the officer responsible for his death.

Missing Wajir MCA’s case to proceed even without government chemist's report
Joseph Ndunda  |  Oct 24, 2024

Hussein was abducted by armed men in Nairobi's South B on September 13 and has not been found.

DNA testing confirms identities of 21 pupils killed in Hillside Academy fire
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 18, 2024

Oduor said the results obtained verified that the samples from the victims' bodies corresponded to those provided by their families.

Shakahola massacre: Seven more bodies found in three graves, total now 436
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jun 03, 2024

The discovery from three gravesites raised the number of bodies to 436 since the first phase of exhumations began last April.

Shakahola massacre: Families to receive victims' bodies next Tuesday
Farhiya Hussein  |  Mar 20, 2024

Out of the 429 victims whose remains investigators have found so far in mass graves in the Shakahola Forest in Kilifi County, 34 have been identified.

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