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Aftercare of the 6 White Jacarandas Planted by FoCP Supporters

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The monkeys, Sykes & Vervets, of City Park, though cute, are a menace when it comes to introducing new trees. Anticipating an attack on the white jacarandas, each tree was surrounded by 3 poles around which barbed wire was wound with mesh wire at the top. These trees, as written about in a previous blog, […]

City Park Today and Plans for the Future – Wetlands, Littering, Cleanups

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If you have been to City Park recently, you will be appalled at the amount of littering going on. This is despite frequent clean ups by FoCPA (Friends of City Park Association), Nairobi City County Government (NCCG) and other stakeholders. Appalling also that 2 days after a cleanup, it looks like it was never cleaned. […]

Wangari Maathai Day Celebrations at City Park

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On Saturday 2nd March, The Green Belt Movement (GBM) spearheaded a clean-up and tree-planting session at City Park to commemorate the annual Wangari Maathai Day (WMD). It started with a clean-up activity that collected a lorry-full of trash and thereafter a ceremonial tree planting at the section of the park adjacent to Limuru Road. Some […]