An Army Officer presents the late Commander-in-Chief Mzee Jomo Kenyatta’s sword, hat and the Presidential Standard to Mama Ngina Kenyatta after the body was placed in its final resting place at Parliament Grounds. Looking on is President Daniel Arap Moi and on the extreme left is Mzee Jomo Kenyatta’s first wife Grace Wahu. 31st August, 1978. The country went into deep mourning for its favorite son, and Kenya’s renowned photojournalist Mohamed Amin, also known as ‘Six Camera Mo’, covered the state funeral and swearing in of Kenyatta’s successor, and former vice-president, Daniel Arap Moi.
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