The Ng’arisha Jiji Initiative Team in Korogocho on Saturday morning retrieved two dead bodies of children believed to be twins.
The number of dead infants retrieved from Nairobi River, since the Ngarisha Jiji Initiative kicked off, has now risen to eight.
According to Fredrick Okinda, the chairperson of the Komb-Green Solutions in Korogocho, his team retrieved the bodies of the two kids wrapped in a polythene bag.
“Today morning, as my team was preparing to start cleaning part of the Nairobi River in Korogocho, we found two bodies of kids wrapped in a polythene bag. We believe the two children must be twins,” said Okinda.
He said one of the children was breathing faintly, but succumbed before they could rush to the nearest hospital.
“It is very saddening that since we started cleaning the Nairobi River, we have retrieved at least eight bodies of infants. We believe that some of these unregistered clinics have been procuring abortions and dumping the dead bodies in the river,” he said.
He said the national government should intervene and help prevent the dumping of dead bodies in the river.
Since the Ngarisha Jiji Initiative was launched by Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko late last year, at least four bodies of grown-up people and eight infants have been retrieved from different parts of River within Nairobi.
The Ngarisha Jiji Initiative entails unblocking the sewer lines, clearing mounds of garbage, landscaping (beautification) and promoting responsible garbage disposal.
The clean-up is also focused on restoring Nairobi River and its tributaries including Ngong, Mathare, Mbagathi, Kirichwa Kubwa and Kirichwa Ndogo among others.
Nairobi River, Ngong River and some small tributaries that join these two main rivers were being used by criminals to dump dead bodies.
Last week, Sonko asked the police to move swiftly and investigate mysterious instances of dead bodies being dumped in Nairobi River.
The City Governor said this issue should not be taken lightly as several youth are being murdered and their bodies dumped in the river to conceal evidence.
He added that some hospitals could also be procuring abortions and dumping the fetus in the river.
“We now want the police to intervene and investigate this matter. This is a worrying trend, my teams have been retrieving dead bodies from different locations within our rivers,” said Sonko.
Last month, Sonko ordered the Nairobi Inspectorate Department to arrest individuals and industrial firms polluting Nairobi River and its tributaries.
The Governor also ordered county officials to close down industrial firms which discharge wastes into Nairobi River.