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Inside Mzee Jomo Kenyatta’s mausoleum

Mzee Jomo Kenyatta mausoleum [Photo: Courtesy]

Mzee Jomo Kenyatta’s mausoleum is among the few architectural masterpieces that are rarely open to the public. The facility, right in the heart of Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi, is heavily guarded and prior arrangements must be made before paying it a visit.

If you are lucky enough, you can catch a glimpse of the mausoleum during the annual commemoration of Mzee Kenyatta’s death every August 22.

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