Kenyatta National Hospital's (KNH) Farewell Home announced the planned disposal of 480 unclaimed bodies within seven days, prompting public concern, especially as many were children.

• The disposal process requires a minimum holding period of 21 days, potentially extending to 90 days, before legal authorization is sought.
• Various efforts are made to trace families, including public notifications in local newspapers and social media, followed by forensic identification, before a court order or public health officer authorization is obtained.
• Disposal commonly involves mass burials in designated municipal cemeteries, with each body individually bagged and tagged for potential future identification.