Nairobi's iconic parks to reopen February

Leisure boat rides at Uhuru Park in Nairobi, Kenya, on Christmas day, 2020.

Leisure boat rides at Uhuru Park in Nairobi, Kenya, on Christmas day, 2020. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

Nairobi’s iconic Uhuru and Central parks will be reopened to the public in February next year, after what the Nairobi Metropolitan Services termed much-needed renovations.

The two parks, in Nairobi’s city centre, have been closed to the public and hawkers for more than a month now.