The family of a 62-year-old retired Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) officer is calling for prompt investigations into his death, which they claim involved him being beaten and set on fire under unclear circumstances. The deceased, originally from Rabai in Kilifi, had his body released from the mortuary at Coast General Teaching Hospital, according to Kenya News Agency.
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