Samuel Muteti

Samuel Muteti, a research scientist at Kenya National Museum in Nairobi display the replica of the Turkana Boy , Thursday, Feb. 1, 2007. He is 1.6 million years old and one of the world’s most famous fossil finds, yet religious leaders in Kenya want him kept under wraps. As this African nation prepares to unveil ‘Turkana Boy’ later this year and more than two decades after his discovery, his first public outing is creating a storm. The near complete skeleton of the 12 year boy, which has so far remained under lock and key in the vaults of Kenya’s national museum, is at the center of the countr

The National Museums of Kenya (NMK), established under the Museums and Heritage Act (2006), is a multi-disciplinary institution dedicated to collecting, preserving, researching, and presenting Kenya’s cultural and natural heritage.

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