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Friends of City Park

Friends of City Park (FoCP) is a group of volunteers whose mission is to help protect, maintain, upgrade and
enhance the park amenities and restore City Park to its past glory for future generations. This group of
volunteers came together in response to various challenges that were being faced at City Park including land
grabbing, cutting of trees, garbage dumping amongst other pressures that kept on degrading the park.

Over years since its establishment in 1996, FoCP, with the help of various stakeholders, has managed to get
an area of 60 hectares declared a National Monument under the Government of Kenya’s National Museums
and Heritage Act (No. 6 of 2006); create awareness and drum up popular support; mobilize initial resources
for basic park facilities; and work with the National Lands Commission to revoke illegal titles to City Park
land, amongst other successes.
City Park by A Hussein
What we do

Organize expertly guided nature walks

Rally public support for the park’s long-term preservation
Engage with partners, notably Nairobi City County and the National Museums of Kenya
Mobilize resources and expertise needed to restore and to expand the Park
Organize regular clean up exercises

About the park

City Park, which is currently under the management of Nairobi City County, is a green space in the centre of
Nairobi.  It is one of only a few remaining intact portions of the rich indigenous forest that once extended
over much of greater Nairobi.
White Jacaranda by A Hussein

City Park is endowed with a rich diversity of mammals (notably the Sykes monkey), over a hundred different
kinds of birds, a rich composition of natural vegetation, an abundant insect life and quite a number of reptiles
and amphibians.

How to get there

City Park is located a few minutes from the central business district and is in between two major roads:
Forest Road and Limuru road. The main entrance is located along Limuru Road, opposite Aga Khan Hospital,
adjacent to the Hawkers’ Market.

Things to do at City Park

Nature Walks to discover the amazing diversity of plants, insects, birds and mammals at City Park
Buy plants from the nurseries
Visit the Boscowen collection, the pollinator garden and the sh ponds
Find historical gures at the veteran cemeteries and admire the sculptures at the memorial of Kenya’s
second vice president Joseph Murumbi.

Be a friend

Raise your voice and subscribe as a concerned resident who cares here: http://bit.ly/1UhoK3m

Take a step further and volunteer your time and expertise in doing some of the many necessary task:
http://bit.ly/1RWpfzm

Fund your passion by donating towards the actions that help bring a safe, enjoyable and beautiful botanical
park in Nairobi: http://bit.ly/1KDcl7S

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