DNA testing for the 21 pupils who lost their lives in the Hillside Endarasha fire will begin today, Nyeri County Commissioner Pius Murigu has said.
“The forensic exercise of identifying the bodies will start on Monday because that’s the only way they can be identified. We are urging the affected families to turn up tomorrow at the Naromoru hospital to be part of the next process of forensic identification of the remains from this tragedy,” he said.
Speaking in an interview, Murigu also disclosed that the post-mortem exercise, led by Chief Government Pathologist Johansen Oduor, will begin on Tuesday.
According to a police report, the victims of the inferno – aged between 9 and 13 – were burnt beyond recognition.
Families who had children at the school have camped at the school since Friday as they await the fate of their children.
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The fire, that took place on Thursday night, has been cited by many as the deadliest in recent times.
President William Ruto on Friday declared a mourning period to honour the victims of what he described as an “unfathomable tragedy”.
Flags are due to fly at half-mast on all Kenyan public buildings, military bases and embassies from dawn on Monday to sunset on Wednesday.
By Vostine Ratemo
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