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Why did we stop building national monuments?

A monument in Accra, Ghana. Do we have such monuments in Kenya? [XN Iraki]

Uhuru Park is more than a leisure park. It's home to several monuments. The late President Daniel Arap Moi built most of them, visible from Uhuru Highway (expressway) and Kenyatta Avenue.

Very interesting coincidence - two roads cross each other, Uhuru and Kenyatta; father and son.

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