Speculations over Jomo Kenyatta’s remains moved from the Parliament Mausoleum
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Truth behind speculations over Jomo Kenyatta's remains moved from the parliament Mausoleum to Gatundu
Truth behind speculations over Jomo Kenyatta’s remains moved from the parliament Mausoleum to Gatundu.
On Monday, March 27, a poster encouraging people to attend the exhumation of President Mzee Jomo Kenyatta’s body from the mausoleum at Parliament Buildings to Gatundu was extensively circulated online.
The poster alleged that the body would be moved to the family’s ancestral home in Ichaweri, Gatundu South in Kiambu County on Thursday, March 30, coinciding with Azimio La Umoja’s nationwide protests.
Additionally, it stated that the Kenyatta family and the State Directorate for National Heritage would coordinate the event.
However, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Sports, Culture, and Heritage, Jonathan Mueke declined to comment on the event explaining that it was not under his jurisdiction.
“I am not aware of such plans but that could be well answered by the Ministry of Tourism,” he said.
Meanwhile, a source privy to the developments confirmed that the poster was fake and no such event was planned.
“This is propaganda being used by a certain group of people, and its aim is to replicate in Gatundu what happened in Northlands City,” the source claimed.
Questions were also raised about the public being invited to an event the military may conduct, as the Kenya Defence Forces guard the tomb.
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The timing was also suspect, especially with the Kenyatta family in the spotlight for an alleged witchhunt by some government officials.
Kenyatta mausoleum is one of the most guarded areas in Kenya, managed and maintained by the Parliament and guarded by KDF.
In 2019, the Kenyatta family held its last public anniversary of Mzee Jomo Kenyatta’s death. Former President Uhuru Kenyatta explained that the decision was reached after consultations with family members.
“As President, I have consulted the family of the late Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, and after consulting them, we have agreed that this is going to be the last celebration of Mzee in this manner,” President (Rtd) Kenyatta explained on August 22, 2019.
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