15 bodies retrieved from River Yala buried unclaimed, IPOA reports

The Independent Policing Oversight Authority now says fifteen of the bodies retrieved from River Yala over the period spanning 2013 to 2025 were buried unclaimed. The authority says a total of 25 bodies were retrieved from the river, but only ten were positively identified through DNA testing and released to their families for interment. IPOA's report was made at the request of the Panel of Experts on Compensation of Victims. The panel's chair, Prof. Makau Mutua, says his team will act on the report as it moves to conclude the process of compensating victims of human rights violations. At the same time, the panel says it is still open to receive claims from victims of these rights violations until the end of its term.