A Kenyan citizen, John Mweha, has formally petitioned the government to move the remains of Kenya's founding President Jomo Kenyatta from Parliament Buildings in Nairobi to his ancestral home in Gatundu, Kiambu County.

• The petition, sent to the Ministry of Gender, Culture, the Arts and Heritage on July 29, argues the current burial site is symbolically inappropriate for the legislative branch and neglects traditional African values.
• Petitioner Mweha cited several reasons for the relocation, including honoring Kenyatta's probable wish to be buried in his ancestral land and the spiritual peace afforded by traditional burials.
• Relocating the remains to Gatundu would, according to Mweha, promote devolution, provide educational and economic opportunities through a national memorial site, and signify a commitment to national healing.
• Kenyatta passed away on August 22, 1978, and was buried at Parliament Buildings despite beliefs that his family wished for him to be interred in Gatundu.
• The Jomo Kenyatta Mausoleum is currently guarded and not open to the public.