Sakaja announces plan to build a nightclub inside Uhuru Park

Speaking during the official handover of Uhuru Park and Central Park from the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) on Thursday, Sakaja noted that he plans to make the park a brewing social and economic hub that will accommodate the Kenyan culture and generate more revenue for the county.

He stated that some of the facilities that will be erected in the park include restaurants, entertainment joints and conference centers built through partnerships with the private sector.

"We are going to issue tenders for the business facilities that are here. We have restaurants that need to be run, a PPP for people to build, there's a Biosphere restaurant, an African restaurant, a Swahili restaurant, there is a nightclub that is going to be here," he said. 

"We agreed making noise in estates needs to stop you can come here and scream until the cows come home because that is the zone. Sherehe mfanyie hapa."

Governor Sakaja further noted that Kenyans will not be charged to access the park but a myriad of measures and regulations will be put in place to maintain order and security, including the requirement to provide identification cards at the entry points.

However, sections of Central Park will be charged because of their exclusive spaces.

"There is a beautiful Nyatiti feature for weddings and we can agree on how much it is per month we can bring that to the Finance Bill in the Assembly," he said.

Sakaja added that there are still pending works to be undertaken that will cost about half a billion shillings, including dancing dountains which will cost Ksh.156 million.

"We are going to drain this entire pond so that we can concrete it to have clear water so that you can even enjoy the boat ride. We want to see ducks floating here, as it is you cannot have life because the ground is sand," he said.

The park, which was closed from the public in 2022, had been under the Ministry of Defence and the now-defunct Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) for rehabilitation as part of a larger effort to restore the face of Nairobi.