{
  "id": 8893383,
  "title": "Over 400 shakahola bodies to be buried by Dec after DCI probe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/over-400-shakahola-bodies-to-be-buried-by-dec-after-dci-probe",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T09:35:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Capital FM Kenya",
    "slug": "capital-fm-kenya",
    "url": "https://capitalfm.africa/over-400-shakahola-bodies-body-parts-to-be-buried-by-dec-after-dci-probe/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kilifi County in Kenya plans to bury 443 bodies and body parts recovered from the Shakahola tragedy by December, following completion of investigations by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI). Health Committee Member Peter Mwarogo announced this, stating the bodies have been embalmed and the DCI has given the county permission to proceed with the interment. The remains will be interred in a way that allows for potential future identification by families. So far, 14 bodies have been identified, with the county issuing a Gazette Notice to facilitate identification within 21 days. If remains are not claimed by families within this period, the county will proceed to court to dispose of them. The county has identified a location near Shakahola for the interment and urges families of the missing to come forward during the 21-day window to claim their loved ones.",
  "summary": "Mwarogo said the 443 bodies currently held at the county facility had been embalmed as the county prepares for their final interment.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}