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City gets new green space as Michuki park is launched

President Uhuru Kenyatta (right) and Climate Change Ambassador Ellyanne Wanjiku at the Michuki Memorial Park in Nairobi. 

Photo credit: File | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • While opening the rehabilitated John Michuki Memorial Park, named after the former environment minister (now deceased) who pioneered the reclaiming of the park, Mr Kenyatta said the recreation centre was only the first in a series of environmental rehabilitation programmes his government has initiated, not only in Nairobi, but also across the country.

President Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday announced a national clean-up campaign and restoration of forests and recreation centres for beautification and regeneration of the environment.

The tough-talking Head of State ordered chiefs to ensure that such ecosystems and general environment in their jurisdiction is clean and cared for, further threatening to sack administrators who fail to implement the projects.