Homicide detectives have pitched camp at the Kericho Cemetery (Makaburini graves) in anticipation of exhuming a mass grave containing 14 bodies, discovered on Saturday, March 21, 2026.

• 14 bodies were discovered secretly buried in a mass grave.
• The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), specifically the Homicide Division, is leading the investigation and exhumation.
• The exhumation, ordered by the court, aims to extract DNA samples for identification, as there was no burial permit issued for the interments.
• A Public Health Officer and the cemetery's caretaker have been arrested and detained for 30 days pending further investigation into charges including conspiracy to defeat justice and potentially murder.