Seven more bodies have been retrieved from River Yala in western Kenya near the spot where a dozen others have been discovered over the past two years.

According to police the unclaimed bodies were retrieved from the river in the last two months and they have not been identified as they await autopsy.

Mortuary officials say three bodies were retrieved by divers this month and the other four were discovered by residents along the river.

The latest discovery increases the total of bodies retrieved from the river to more than 30 since January.