Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has proposed adding recreational amenities, including a nightclub, to the newly renovated Uhuru Park grounds just days after political gatherings were banned in the same area.

During Thursday's ceremonial handover of Uhuru Park and Central Park from the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF), he said he intends to make the park a thriving social and economic hub that would accommodate Kenyan culture while generating money for the county.

PHOTO | COURTESY Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja

He noted that some of the facilities that would be created in the park include restaurants, entertainment venues, and conference centers built in collaboration with the private sector.

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"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."

PHOTO | COURTESY Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja

Sakaja stated that Kenyans will not pay to enter the park, but measures will be implemented to preserve order and security.

"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 noted that there are still works that would cost almost half a billion shillings, including dancing fountains, which will cost Ksh.156 million.