The organisations that have coalesced into Daima consortium, say the four-lane expressway will ruin, among other open spaces, Uhuru Park and want the National Environment Tribunal to overturn the Nema decision. Uhuru Park is a unique, historical, central park, gazetted in 1969. "Ecologically they (green spaces) serve as the lungs for over five million Kenyans shielding them from the silent killer of the day-air pollution," Daima maintains. The organisation is worried that the few available green spaces in Nairobi face encroachment, degradation, and grabbing. "With the diminishing green spaces, coupled with unchecked developments, nature lovers are worried that the city will never maintain its status as the Green City in the sun.

Source: The Star June 14, 2020 19:52 UTC