A pen that was used by Queen Elizabeth II for signing documents in December 12, 1963, is still preserved in parliament 55 years later.
It is preserved in a bulletproof glass in the building.
On the said date, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta received the instruments of power from Prince Philip, the husband to Queen Elizabeth II on her behalf as head of colonial Britain.
Reports by Daily Nation indicated that, before a large crowd on Harambe Avenue, the late Kenyatta was presented with the documents and the pen the Queen used in signing the documents.
A crowd that had witnessed the signing of the documents broke into song and dance citing that they had finally gotten 'Uhuru', a Swahili word meaning freedom.
They also waved the new Kenyan flag as they chanted 'Harambee'; a slogan that was the first president's motto.
55 years since Kenya got independence, Mzee Kenyatta's son, Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta is the president of the Republic of Kenya.
Uhuru became president in 2013 where a similar atmosphere as that of 1963 was witnessed as Kenyans waved flags and danced at the Moi International Sports Complex as Uhuru received the mantle of leadership from Mwai Kibaki.
The head of State is in his second term after he was re-elected by Kenyans in 2017.
