JUST IN: Parliament’s Skeleton Carvings Spark Legal Dispute Over Cultural Symbolism 

  A Nairobi court will rule in June on a case that could compel Kenya’s Parliament to remove skeleton carvings displayed at the entrance of the National Assembly and on the Speaker’s seats. The case has ignited public debate, raising concerns about the symbolism of the carvings and whether proper public participation was conducted before their installation. Petitioner John Mweha, from Ndenderu in Kiambu County, argues that the 12 skeleton carvings represent idolatry and occult imagery. He claims the artwork evokes painful memories of colonial oppression and slavery, particularly pointing to two figures trampling on the year 1963—Kenya’s independence year. Mweha
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