NERIMA: To work in the Nairobi CBD, there’s a need for fresh air; Let Uhuru Park be
Uhuru Park is the largest and only green areas that we have in the CBD. It is thus encouraging to hear that the government has shelved plans to hive off part of Uhuru Park. PHOTO | LUCY WANJIRU | NMG
Kenya government’s plans to build an expressway that would touch a few inches of Uhuru Park did not sit well with everybody.
Those who saw nothing wrong with such a development, wondered why the fuss? I mean, they argued, just a bit of a dry patch of land was going to be affected! Of what economic value is this place, anyway? They mused.
