The LSK has sued the Nairobi City County government, Directorate of Criminal Investigations boss Mohamed Amin, Health Cabinet Secretary Deborah Barasa, the Inspector-General of Police and Attorney-General Dorcas Oduor.
The society wants the court to compel the county government to issue a proper notice granting members of the public 120 days to identify and collect the unclaimed bodies and before disposing of any unclaimed bodies, the government should conduct mandatory DNA sampling.
Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has moved to court seeking to stop the Nairobi City County government from disposing of 120 unclaimed bodies lying at Nairobi City Funeral Home, formerly City Mortuary, until their identities are ascertained.
The society says the county government published the notice of intention to dispose of the bodies last month, without giving people adequate time to identify the unclaimed bodies.
