Our monthly clean-up activity on Saturday June 3rd 2023 coincided with the annual World Environment Day celebrations and adopted the #BeatPlasticPollution theme. Waste management at the park has been a challenge and a significant percentage of the litter is plastics. (Sweets and biscuit wrappers, bottles and disposable plastic cups among others). This is evident especially […]
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On Sunday 30th April 2023, Friends of City Park Association (FoCPA), partnered with Chez Mahmadi and Loreto Convent Valley Road Primary School (LCVR) to organize a fun and very successful art auction as the very first fundraiser in aid of Nairobi City Park (CP). The event was held @ Chez Mahmadi, a centre that hosts […]
A Butterfly Expedition at City Park, Nairobi
As participants gathered at the Park entrance we were treated to a pair of skipper butterflies, doing quick hops around a short duranta bush. Immediately we are introduced to the first lesson of the day; you can tell a butterfly’s family by how they fly. According to the expert present, the Skipper butterflies belong to […]
Themed Walks at City Park
You do not have to wait to climb Mt. Kenya, go to the Aberdares, or hike Ngong hills to get a taste of adventure outdoors. City Park presents an opportune space for everyone to unleash their outdoor daredevil, be it only for a few hours. Close to Nairobi’s CBD one can choose to visit the […]