Heartbreak for family as baby's body vanishes

Deaf Community members, friends and Family of  seven month-old Mercy Chepngeno, protesting at the streets of Nakuru City on February 17, 2025, demanding justice for the disappearance of Mercy’s body. The baby went missing from Nakuru Level 5 Mortuary on February 7, 2025.[Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

Five mortuary attendants have been dismissed and two others suspended following the mysterious disappearance of the body of a seven-month-old baby from the Nakuru Level Five Hospital mortuary.

Nakuru County Secretary and Head of Public Service Dr. Samuel Mwaura, while confirming the dismissal, said the decision was reached following an internal disciplinary process.