Kenya: Court to Rule on Removal of 12 Skeleton Carvings at National Assembly

Justice Chacha Mwita will in June rule on whether Parliament must remove skeleton carvings at the entrance of the National Assembly and on the Speaker’s seats, following a petition challenging their presence. 

John Mweha, a resident of Ndenderu in Kiambu County, has filed the case, arguing that the carvings promote idolatry and occult practices. He also claims the imagery evokes painful memories of colonial oppression and slavery. 

According to court documents, Mweha contends that the 12…