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Baringo boat tragedy: 6 bodies recovered, death toll rises to 7

Police at the mortuary of Baringo County Referral Hospital on April 23, 2024, as they prepare to unload six bodies of people who drowned in Lake Baringo.

Photo credit: Jared Nyataya | Nation Media Group

Rescuers have recovered six bodies from a lake in Baringo days after a boat carrying about 23 people capsized on Sunday.

Baringo County Commissioner Stephen Kutwa said the bodies were recovered Tuesday from Lake Baringo bringing the death toll to seven.

Sixteen people were earlier rescued.