“We Were Paid to Take 32 Dead Bodies to the Mortuary” – Street Boy Tells Stunned Mosiria

 Nairobi County's Chief Environment Officer, Geoffrey Mosiria, was left astounded after a startling encounter with a street boy during a post-protest city clean-up.

The incident occurred on Thursday, 26th June, as Mosiria led a clean-up operation following the chaotic demonstrations that had taken place the previous day.

The city centre had been left heavily littered and vandalised in the wake of the protests.

While engaging with residents and street children, Mosiria stopped a boy wearing an orange jacket who appeared to be wandering the area aimlessly.

Live on TikTok, he pulled the boy aside and asked him to remove what he believed to be a container of oil from his pocket. Instead, the boy revealed a bundle of cash.

Upon counting the money, Mosiria discovered the street boy was carrying KSh 1,800 – a sum that shocked the county official, who couldn’t understand how someone in the boy’s condition had come by such an amount.

When asked where the money came from, the boy made a chilling claim: he said he had been paid to carry dead bodies to a mortuary.

“This (the Sh1800) is from (a certain well-known politician). We took the bodies of those who had died to the mortuary. There were 32 of them,” the boy alleged, referencing a popular politician.

At that moment, Mosiria was livestreaming the interaction, but as soon as the boy made the claim, the cameraman abruptly turned the camera away, and the questioning came to an end.The revelation caused a stir online, with users flooding the comment section in disbelief and speculation.

One TikTok user, Doyen, commented: “What a coincidence – they took 32 bodies to the mortuary, and Murkomen found 32 lost IDs at Quickmart.”

Ann Willow added: “All that is done in darkness shall be brought to light. What a shame.” Another user, AndrewMwiko, joked: “Cameraman running – why are you running?” Effie Alina said: “Would you look at that! God doesn’t play about His people.”

The incident came just days after Quickmart Supermarket was forced to publicly distance itself from rumours linking its OTC and Ruiru branches to the alleged concealment of protest casualties.

Social media had been abuzz with speculation that during the anniversary protests, which were marred by violence, some demonstrators were shot by police and their bodies allegedly hidden within the supermarket premises.

In an official statement, Quickmart strongly denied the accusations, stating:

"While we recognise that the recent events have posed significant challenges for our OTC and Ruiru branches, we want to emphasise that Quickmart is deeply committed to restoring normalcy as gently as possible. We are taking all necessary measures to ensure continued service excellence and to support our shoppers and staff during this time.”

“Quickmart remains dedicated to caring for our community and will continue to keep the public informed as we work towards stability and recovery."The statement also advised customers of the two affected branches to access services from their nearest alternative Quickmart outlet.