On 8th February 2024, I had a most interesting morning in City Park. Although I have been either living in or regularly visiting Nairobi for over 50 years, I had inexplicably never been there before. Benard Koros and Baldip Khan kindly showed me around, and I was amazed to discover such tranquility in the very […]
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RSS feed for this sectionCity Park Today and Plans for the Future – Wetlands, Littering, Cleanups
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. […]
City Park Monthly Clean Up – World Environment Day 2023 Edition
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 […]
A Competition to Redesign the Fish Pond Area of City Park (Deadline Extension)
Are you a young professional, student, or an individual interested in design; focused in the area of landscaping? Here is an opportunity for you to exercise your competitive skills. The Kenya Horticultural Society (KHS), in conjunction with Friends of City Park, would like to invite you to take part in redesigning the fish pond area […]