Kenya: Inquest Launched for Body Found in Wajir Lake As DNA Rules Out Identity of Missing MCA

Nairobi Kenya — Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja has directed the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Wajir to open an inquest into the unidentified body found in Lake Yahud after DNA tests confirmed it is not that of missing Member of County Assembly (MCA) Yusuf Hussein of Dela Ward, Wajir County.

The development follows the abduction of Hussein on September 13, 2024, in Nairobi’s Makadara area. Despite initial suspicions linking the body to the missing MCA, DNA results…