Kingrest Grave Yard Project
Kingrest has been the family burial ground of the Amakua people for over 150 years. Due to the relocation from Bluff to Chatsworth, the Amakuas were far away from their deceased families, which made it difficult to visit and care for the family grave. Over the years, the condition has deteriorated without anything being done to care for it.
The Amakua people are slowly losing control and power, which is why the Mobeni Cemetery is becoming increasingly popular as an alternative.
The Kingrest cemetery will be reclaimed by the Nabouring community in the near future as they are now more involved in the upkeep of the land and especially monitoring the activities.
This project aims to address not only the problem mentioned above, but also a number of other issues:
1. No records (when a marhoom is buried, the family no longer puts up a placard with their details).
2. Due to lack of knowledge, most families opt for Mobeni as they believe Kingrest is full.
3. There are graves that are not used and the family members can no longer identify the grave (these may be given to other families who have no more space and need space on the day of burial)
4. This project aims to prevent the digging of graves that are still decomposing. Let the Marhoom rest in peace.
5. There are cases of unauthorised burials in family graves. The aim is to identify all activities and deal with such events on a case-by-case basis.
The link below is the silver bullet that aims to address all Kingrest graveyard issues.