KEMRI to support DNA identification of Mosop helicopter crash victims

The institute's advanced molecular biology and forensic labs will collect DNA samples from relatives of the deceased for comparative analysis.

The DNA profiling process will involve matching genetic material from the crash site with samples from close relatives, ensuring accurate identification. 

KEMRI's trained scientists and forensic experts will conduct the analysis following international standards.

The postmortem examination on the bodies of the six, among them Emurua Dikirr Member of Parliament (MP) Johana Ng'eno, is currently underway at the Lee Funeral Home.

Ng'eno's body will be constructed first since the bodies were severely damaged before the examination procedure is conducted on them.

The autopsy is presided over by government pathologist Johnsen Oduor, together with family representatives.

The ex-MP's family has announced it will bury their loved one on Friday, March 6.

Narok Governor Patrick Ole Ntutu, who is also Ng’eno’s father-in-law, said the bodies of Ng’eno and protocol officer Wycliffe Kiprotich Rono — who died in the crash — will spend the night at his home, since they were married under Kipsigis customary rites. 

A joint burial service for the remaining four — Captain George Were, forest Ranger Amos Kipng'etich, photojournalist Nick Kosgey and Robert Keter, popularly known as “Mwalimu Carlos — will be held at Emurua Dikirr Primary School.

The bodies will later be taken to their respective homes for separate burials later the same day.