Kenya's history through Uhuru Gardens' relics and treasures

President Uhuru Kenyatta during media tours the Gardens on July 25, 2022. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

Two engraved sculptures, one of Mekatilili wa Menza and another of Dedan Kimathi, both iconic freedom fighters, face each other from opposite ends of the entrance of the renovated Uhuru Gardens National Monument and Museum in Nairobi.

The museum is shaped into the country’s Coat of Arms. Atop each, two lions keep guard. They symbolise the unwavering spirit of our founding fathers in resisting colonialism as much as they underscore Mekatilili’s and Kimathi's fierce struggle and that of more men and women who played a critical part in winning back the country from the barbaric clutch of British colonialists.