Police in Bungoma County on Monday took into custody a pastor found ferrying a dead body in the boot of his car.
In a statement, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) indicated that the pastor, a self-proclaimed clergyman, had casually driven his car to a petrol station when the body was discovered.
An arm was first spotted by a carwash attendant and upon search, other body parts were found stored in a carton.
"Police in Webuye East are holding for investigation a self-proclaimed clergyman in whose car were found human parts stashed in a carton, after he took it to a carwash located at Amazing petrol station in Bungoma's Masikhu market earlier today," DCI revealed.
"In the bizarre incident that stalled services at the carwash, the suspect, a pastor at a local ministry in Ndivisi Ward, took his Toyota Premio for body wash at the said spot, a moment before the puzzling discovery was made."
"It was when the service guy was making the final touches at the boot that he noticed a protruding human leg, partly burnt and resting atop other such parts," the statement added.
The attendant reported to his manager who upon search of the car reported the matter to Webuye Police Station.
The officers later mounted an operation at the scene and arrested the pastor before he drove off.
The suspect was subsequently into custody as investigations into the incident commenced.
On the other hand, the body parts were transferred to the Webuye County Hospital morgue for preservation and further analysis.
Whereas Kenya has no clear guidelines on how a dead body should be handled during the transportation process, Kenyans are always accustomed to a society-accepted mode of transportation for the corpse.
In most cases, a body is transported in a hearse but if a personal car is involved, signs such as red ribbons are attached to the car to signify to other road users the gravity meaning.
No dead body is expected to be chopped up or stored in a car boot.
