A Kenyan man, John Mweha, has petitioned the government to relocate the remains of Kenya's founding President Jomo Kenyatta, from the Parliament buildings to his ancestral home in Gatundu.
In a letter addressed to the Ministry of Gender, Culture, the Arts and Heritage on July 29, Mweha raised concerns that the location where the body lies is symbolically and constitutionally reserved for the legislative arm of government and might not reflect the traditional African values.
As such, he called on the government to initiate a process to relocate the remains to Gatundu, outlining a series of rationales behind his petition. "This is a sincere, non-partisan appeal to the Government to initiate a dignified, consultative, and culturally sensitive process for the relocation of the remains of the late Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, the Founding Father and First President of the Republic of Kenya, from Parliament Grounds in Nairobi to his ancestral home in Gatundu, Kiambu County," part of the statement read.
An image of Kenya's founding president Mzee Jomo Kenyatta.
