Office of the Coroner-General

Establishes the National Coroners Service and provides for post-mortem investigations, including mandatory investigations of deaths suspected to be criminal and reportable deaths; transfer of bodies into and out of Kenya; disposal permits, exhumation and recovery of cremated remains; costs of post-mortem examinations borne by the State; and repeal of the National Coroners Service Act (Cap. 89).

Deletes and substitutes section 10 of the National Coroners Service Act to require a Coroner-General to be a citizen of Kenya, hold a law degree, be admitted to the roll of advocates, have at least ten years’ experience practising as a lawyer in Kenya, five years’ management experience, and hold a valid practising certificate.