The former governor made the appeal after visiting the facility and finding several grieving families stranded due to unpaid bills.

Sonko was among the mourners who had gone to identify the body of Michael Okoth, a young man from Kibera who died in the Kasarani Stadium stampede during the public viewing of the late Raila Odinga’s body.

The former governor said he was deeply disturbed by the deplorable conditions at the facility and the suffering of families unable to collect their loved ones’ remains.

“Now I know why many politicians avoid such places,” Sonko said.

“I was really moved by the sight of helpless families stuck at City Mortuary because of unpaid bills. A permanent solution is urgently needed to end this suffering.”

He vowed to settle Okoth’s mortuary bills and cover the cost of his burial in Alego Usonga, Siaya County.

Sonko expressed concern that congestion at the mortuary has become a recurring problem that demands both administrative and humanitarian intervention.