Green Belt Movement Stories

Court orders Sakaja to immediately reopen Central Park
Amina Wako  |  Dec 16, 2024

The lobby group argued that the closure of Central Park and the intermittent opening and closing of Uhuru Park infringed on the rights of Nairobi resi...

Uhuru Park: City’s green space that has survived developers' appetite for decades
Barack Oduor  |  Dec 15, 2024

Uhuru is Swahili for freedom, and Uhuru Park embodies freedom in the most unlikely way. 

Green Belt Movement sues to halt annexation of Karura Forest for road expansion
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 11, 2024

The environmental organisation has urged Kenyans to take action and protect Karura, describing it as a vital part of the nation’s heritage.

Wangari Maathai lobby vows to fight Sakaja’s Uhuru Park leasing plan in court
Barack Oduor  |  Dec 05, 2024

The group's fresh protest comes a day after Sakaja's cabinet approved the leasing and renting of designated places within Uhuru and Central Parks as p...

Green Belt Movement calls for county's protection of Uhuru and Central Parks
Mary Wambui  |  Jun 07, 2024

The governor had promised to set up a board dedicated to the two parks within 30 days of the reopening of Uhuru Park but has failed to do so.

Sakaja agrees to halt further development at Uhuru Park after uproar
Hanifa Adan  |  Apr 20, 2024

The meeting, held at Uhuru Park, followed a demand letter issued to Sakaja by the Green Belt Movement and LSK demanding that the governor immediately...

Sakaja given ultimatum over proposed nightclub construction at Uhuru Park
Hanifa Adan  |  Apr 19, 2024

In addition to the county's plans for the creation, preservation, and promotion of non-commercialized open green spaces in at least every sub-county i...

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