Friends of City Park, Nairobi

[INVITATION] Virtual Talk on City Park -

[INVITATION] Virtual Talk on City Park

Catch up on our latest activities, news and updates -

November 2023 Newsletter

Let's Clean City Park - Monthly Clean-Up -

Let's Clean City Park - Monthly Clean-Up

The walk was adventurous and very insightful.🏞️
Although there is a new sewer line along Kibagare River within and around City Park (installed in 2018 by Athi Water Works Development Agency ) the river still looks polluted meaning there might be new illegal connections directing sewer water into Kibagare river, upstream.

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A man named Kirongo and who by his own wish originally preserved the City Park, was buried there. When he died he is said to have left a spell to protect the forest. He and many more shared a vision to protect the site.

To quote Ian Parker: “ far from being edifices created by farsighted colonial administrations, these areas were cases of pre-colonial conservation and more power to the spirits of those who cursed them into being preserved. Those four land owners deserve commemoration. Writting by Dino Martins and Agatha Ngotho

Picture by: Catherine Ngarachu

Major obstacles to youth park visitation are awareness, safety, park lack of cultural competency, racist encounters in parks, lack of opportunity to learn skills, economic hardship, and busy youth lives.

https://metrocouncil.org/Parks/Research/Youth-Parks.aspx

City Park exists today because in the 1990s Nairobi residents took action against a grab of the park. Forming , they protested the conversion of public land to private land in newspapers and government offices. This public action finally led to the gazettement of City Park as a National Monument in 2009, protected under the Museums and Heritage Act.

New life blooming at City Park, with every drop of rain.
The forest needs no permission to regenerate.
The task is on us humans to ensure we manage the growth w/o injuring the biodiversity.

📸Forest Wander

This we reminding all visitors to the Park that feeding the Monkeys is not good practice.

They are considered wild and can turn dangerous on you. Please be
Don't Feed The Monkeys!🚫🛑

, a scientist from the Institute of Primate Research has extensively studied the movements, nature and behavioral characteristics of Sykes,... held a talk at City Park attended by ,camera men, and hawkers/vendors operating within City Park... The interactive talk focused on understanding the hazards and implications of close and unmonitored forms of contact with these primates.










://friendsofcitypark.org/living-harmoniously-with-monkeys/

Urban parks are pivotal for improving the quality of life in urban centers. 🌳

Below picture: City Park, the , opposite City Park Market and .

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Friends of City Park have been working with to repair leakages in the fish ponds.
In the picture are some of the dedicated staff members of the , working to ensure the ponds are fully functional and ready for everyone to enjoy.

Did you know that one fishpond is the shape of 🌍 while the other of 🇰🇪?

During these times of environment degradation in the name of development leading to Climate Anxiety, compounded with the stress of urban living, individuals are looking for an authentic space.
The Friends of City Park is a space which offers members the opportunity to be a part of a cause in preserving one of Nairobi’s earliest free open green spaces.