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Kenya unveils remains of early man fossil discovered near Nairobi

Kenyan researchers on Thursday unveiled the remains of one of the earliest human species to inhibit the earth that were discovered at an archeological site near the capital, Nairobi.

Believed to be 3.5 million years old, the remains of Australopithecus afarensis, had earlier been discovered in Tanzania and Ethiopia while their discovery in Kenya could reinforce its famed status as a cradle for mankind.

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