‘No entrance fee for Uhuru Park’ Governor Sakaja announces

By Antynet Ford

Nairobians and anyone visiting Uhuru Park will only need an identification card to access the renovated Uhuru Park which was recently opened.

This is for security reasons and identification of persons visiting the park as revealed by Nairobi governor Johnson Sakaja.

The city administrator said that even though there were proposals to charge entrance fees to the park, the county looked into the issue and decided not to charge.

“Uhuru Park’s renovation is complete and will be available to the public free of charge. Earlier, there were proposals to charge Nairobians to use Uhuru Park. Remembering the number of times that jobless people would go there at lunchtime to eat an air burger as you listen to a pastor, lie on the grass as you think about your problems, would not allow me to charge a shilling on Kenyans who want to use Uhuru Park.” Sakaja stated.

He called upon Nairobians to use the facility with due care for everyone to enjoy while visiting it adding that they are planing to create more recreational facilities in the county.

Uhuru park was closed for renovations during the tenure of NMS by the Kenya Defence forces and was opened last week by Sakaja.

Central Park which was also under renovation is yet to be opened and Sakaja promised that the renovation will soon be concluded and it will be open to the public.