Nature: You just can’t help but fall in love with it, and loosing connection with it ought to be the most tragic thing that one can endure. Well, knowingly or unknowingly; and this is why…👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾
It’s on a one hot sunny afternoon, I had just gotten to town, having finished my errands,(cake delivery for a client), and the thought of having to make a detour from one side of the city to the other was already excruciating. I don’t get how people live through it, unperturbed like it’s another normal day in Nairobi but then again , isn’t it? I try to hurry to get myself to the sidewalks for some shade, then I remember there is a section I can cross to with breeze, shade, silence and just the right amount of tranquility needed to calm my senses and make me feel whole again amidst the hustles and bustles of the city. We haven’t gotten to the best part yet…
If you’re looking for the best park in Nairobi, then you’ve come to the right place. The Hon. John N. Michuki memorial park is the place to be. The Park is located along Kipande Road in Nairobi, near the Ngara Flyover underpass.
I came to learn that the park was initially named Gertrude Swamp, after the wife of the prominent colonial businessman Colonel Ewart Grogan. Not only is the Hon. John Michuki Memorial Park a beautiful place but it’s a place that has stood the test of time and has eventually aligned with the need for green spaces protection the late Hon. John Michuki might have envisioned as the Minister of Environment between 2008 and 2012. Michuki Park is a green space, full of trees, clear and safe walking paths.
As I walked through the Park, I couldn’t help but feel a connection to nature. The trees. The silence. The birds chirping (this is never noise for me). Fresh air. Trees whistling. The Serenity. Nairobi River flowing slowly along its path.
The mere fact that many people have come together to protect this space. I couldn’t help but get a sense of hope and belonging. I was filled with so much optimism for the current and the future generation only if this trend would continue.
Although, as I kept walking, I noticed a few people had taken the liberty to stall these wonderful efforts and leave their flotsam around despite there having bins strategically placed in the place.
I pray that we do not shame the efforts of the likes of the late Prof. Wangari Mathai and Hon. John Michuki. God bless their souls. Let’s keep planting trees. Let’s protect and be mindful of our environment always.
Apart from the peace, quiet and a healthy walk you get from the place, and a glimpse of monkeys, birds and if you’re as lucky as I was a crocodile; the best part is that it’s free of charge. Which is a double plus, given the economy situation.
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