Our cities should have better public recreation facilities

During the December 2015 holidays, the only recreational facility available for the majority of Nairobians was Uhuru Park. Like most Kenyans of modest means, I went to Uhuru Park for a holiday retreat.

The Park was congested, with men, women and children mingling together and scrambling for limited recreational activities. But young children were the lucky ones; they were favoured by mostly ballooned artificial facilities like swimming in a balloon, mountain climbing, train trails, swings, camel and horse riding.