A video of young women pointing out what they say are human bones at Lang'ata Cemetery is spreading fast on Kenyan social media. Pulse Live Kenya reported that an unidentified woman posted the footage. It went online on Saturday, November 7.
In the clip, the woman behind the camera walks between graves. She points out objects she calls a skull, leg bones, arm bones and hip bones. She keeps asking her companion whether she can see them. Ghafla Kenya reported that she also points out ribs and that the women handle the objects.
Speaking in Swahili, the woman says they are at Lang'ata and shows what she calls a person's skull. She says there are many remains. She tells viewers they have not yet finished showing them everything. At one point she remarks on how deep someone is buried. She then turns the camera to another object she calls a skull. Several graves are visible in the background.
Social media users joked about the clip, according to Ghafla. One user compared it to a school biology practical. Another said the woman would be useful for drawing up a startup business plan. A third joked about how a person would put themselves back together on judgement day if their bones were scattered.
Both outlets stressed that the women's claims have not been verified. Pulse Live Kenya said no one has independently established what the objects are or how they got there. Ghafla said the video does not show how the bones became exposed. Nor does it show whether they belong to particular graves.
Neither outlet reported a response from cemetery managers, city officials or police.