By EDITORIALMore by this AuthorThe proposal by the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) to put up a multimillion-shilling hotel in the Nairobi National Park is a baffling development. This park is one of the few green lungs left in a fast-growing city where concrete and glass are springing up everywhere. Of course, the government eventually had its way and several acres of the pristine park were excised for the SGR in 2016. Nairobi is the only capital city in the world that has a national park within it, and that enviable reputation should not be sacrificed on the altar of vested interest. This project may be good on paper, but as often happens, once the implementation begins, it could open avenues for greater encroachment and destruction of the park.

Source: Daily Nation April 11, 2020 20:37 UTC