Police Ups Patrol Along River Yala to Curb Dumping of Bodies
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- January 19, 2022
Police in Siaya has up-scaled surveillance along river Yala to curb the dumping of more bodies, County Police Commander Michael Muchiri has said.
Muchiri said that Gem Sub County Police Commander has been instructed to deploy a team at Ndanu falls and its environs in a bid to nab suspects who could be behind several incidents where bodies, some in sewn gunny bags, have been found dumped along the river within Yala township.
Speaking to journalists in Siaya, Muchiri assured the public that the police and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations were actively on the ground and were doing everything possible to get to the bottom of the matter.
He said that they were liaising with their counterparts from the neighbouring Kakamega, Nandi and Uasin Gishu counties to also be on the lookout along tributaries of River Yala.
Residents of Yala Township, Gem in Siaya County on Monday raised concern over the increased number of bodies that were damped in Yala River.
According to the local community, most of the bodies were found around the Ndanu Falls and it has become a common occurrence in Yala.
Nicholas Okero Okite, a local resident who retrieves bodies that are spotted in the river reported that he has retrieved 31 bodies in the past six months.
Some bodies were packed in sacks and sewn before they were dumped in the river.
St Peter Clevers, Yala Catholic Parish Priest Father Clement Oluoch expressed concern over the casual manner in which the matter was being handled.
