[Plutarch]

To my mind the biggest hole in this document is that it says "REPUBLIC OF KENYA" on both the document heading AND official seal, 10 months before Kenya became the "republic of Kenya".

What makes this so charged, is that if there is another Government document during the interregnum, that unexpectedly does have a Republic of Kenya letterhead, then the proof is profound. A forger, like us, wouldn't have known something like the coastal district in Kenya jumping the gun on using Republic. If that is the case, it is either the forger of the century, or an authentic document.

[Mount Athos]

I agree with your point.

If they do produce that kind of evidence, it removes the biggest argument for it being a hoax.

[Red Steel]

interregnum

You bet.

"Republic of Kenya" in 1963.

[Perchant]

if there is another Government document during the interregnum, that unexpectedly does have a Republic of Kenya letterhead

Just saying, they would have had the forms created long beforehand. It was a planned transition, as far as I can tell. The conversion of the birth certificates from Brit/Kenyan to Republic of Kenya would have started long before the first day of the Republic as they didn't have computers at the time.

They wouldn't have wanted to start off their Republic by having no Kenyans. So, the date makes sense. All of those birth certificates for preexisting Kenyans probably have a date like that on it. Not that that validates this particular document.

I could be wrong about all that but it seems logical to me.

[john mirse]

To my mind the biggest hole in this document is that it says "REPUBLIC OF KENYA" on both the document heading AND official seal, 10 months before Kenya became the "republic of Kenya". What makes this so charged, is that if there is another Government document during the interregnum, that unexpectedly does have a Republic of Kenya letterhead, then the proof is profound. A forger, like us, wouldn't have known something like the coastal district in Kenya jumping the gun on using Republic. If that is the case, it is either the forger of the century, or an authentic document.

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How was the document folded?

Could someone take some pictures to show us how the document was folded?

I'm having a hard time trying to figure out how the document was folded so that all the creases match and line up. Thanks.