Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Wild animals are mutilating human bodies buried in shallow graves at the filled-up Langata Cemetery as thieves steal coffins, MPs have said. The lawmakers said the dead are not resting in peace as the animals are feasting on their bodies every night, thanks to City Hall and the Ministry of Health\u2019s inaction to relocate the site.<\/p>\n\u201cWe bury our dead in shallow graves and expose them to be mutilated by wild animals,\u201d Rangwe MP Lilian Gogo said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe African culture is to the extent that it respects the dead. It is unfortunate that when we expect our dead to rest, they do not, and instead, their bodies are mutilated by wild animals.”<\/p>\n
The ODM lawmaker held that besides the mutilation, some bodies are never buried but simply dumped and left to decompose, sending stench to the entire place and the neighbouring estate.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is a problem when we have the stench of our dead coming from the backyards of where we live,\u201d she said, calling for the cessation of taking more bodies to the cemetery. Gogo spoke on the floor of Parliament during a debate sponsored by Langata MP Felix Odiwuor alias Jalango\u0301 on the status of Langa\u2019ta cemetery.<\/p>\n
In the motion, Jalang\u2019o exposed the ongoing public outcry over the neglect of the graveyard that was declared full in 1998 but has continued to accommodate more bodies due to a lack of alternative sites.<\/p>\n
Wild animals from the nearby Nairobi National Park are uncovering and mauling bodies of the dead because of failure by the county and Ministry of Health to seek alternative sites. As such, bodies are piled up in graves, some less than one metre deep, while some are exhumed within months to pave the way for more bodies.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis situation has led to overcrowding and double-allocation of burial sites with bodies being buried in shallow graves leading to frequent uncovering by wild animals from the nearby National Park,\u201d he disclosed.<\/p>\n
This, the first-term lawmaker said, has caused untold anguish, pain and suffering to the bereaved families, and psychological torment to the neighbouring community.<\/p>\n
Jalang\u2019o, in the motion that was overwhelmingly endorsed by the members, asked the national government through the Ministry of Health, to urgently conduct an assessment of the public health risks posed by the continued use of the Cemetery, and to institute mitigatory measures<\/p>\n
He wants the ministry in collaboration with the county government to identify suitable alternative land for use as a cemetery. \u201cThis cemetery is, indeed, over-utilised. According to African customs, we cannot exhume a body to create space to bury somebody else,” Buuri MP Mugambi Rindikiri said.<\/p>\n
Several attempts by the City Hall to seek alternative sites have failed, with some efforts turning into massive scandals. Tharaka MP George Murugara claimed that thieves are also exhuming bodies and exposing them to mutilation by wild animals and making away with coffins.<\/p>\n
“If you are not careful, two things will happen. Hyenas will feast on dead bodies if coffins are not well done,” he said.<\/p>\n
“You must be careful if you use a very good coffin at Langata Cemetery. The following day you may find your relative’s body outside because a thief snatched the coffin.”<\/p>\n
Bonchari MP Charles Onchoke expressed shock at the situation at Langata Cemetery and called for an urgent intervention by the two levels of government.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am very familiar with Langata Cemetery. It is an old facility that was created before Independence,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe projection was to take a small number of people, but over the years, the number of people has risen.” Embakasi North MP James Gakuya termed the state of the cemetery as deplorable but opposed its closure before an alternative site is secured.<\/p>\n
\u201cThose who call Nairobi home have nowhere to bury their departed ones. What I, therefore, ask is that the national government and the County of Nairobi hastily find an alternative cemetery site,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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