The Ministry of Gender, Culture, and Children Services has responded to a petition to relocate the remains of former President Jomo Kenyatta to his Gatundu home, recommending that the petition needs a multi-phased approach.
The response follows a petition by a Kenyan named John Mweha, who had on July 26 requested that the former president's remains be removed from their current location, as he believed the location was not symbolically and constitutionally reserved for the legislative arm of government and might not reflect traditional African values. "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 petition read.
The petitioner listed several arguments to file his petition, including honouring a probable wish.
An image of Gender CS nominee Hannah Cheptumo appearing before Parliament's vetting committee on Monday, April 14.
