Family identifies one of the bodies retrieved from River Yala

Mike Kipkorir Ruto, 37, was last seen in Kikopey, on the Nakuru-Gilgil highway, on November 17, 2021.

The late Korir's vehicle was discovered abandoned, with his phone turned off, according to his sister Joyce Mwei.

Acccording to reports, the family visited the homicide office at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations headquarters and later conducted a DNA test, which yielded a 99 percent match.

The painful reality dawned on them when they positively identified the body at the Yala Sub-County Hospital mortuary, before transferring it to the Longisa mortuary in Bomet County ahead of his burial at Kimaya village in Chepalungu on Friday, April 8.

The family has urged the government to unravel the mystery surrounding the death.