Kamukunji MP wants historic city grounds protected

Idlers resting at Kamukunji grounds, which was a famous venue where the 1990 Saba Saba rally was held during the second liberation struggle. [Photo: FILE/STANDARD]

Kamkunji Member of Parliament Yusuf Hassan wants the historic Kamukunji grounds declared a national protected monument.

In a notice of motion tabled in the National Assembly, he says the ground was one of the most important public spaces in the country's political history, yet it was in a derelict state.