Source: wolfganghthome.com
NAIROBI NATIONAL PARK HOW LONG WILL THE DEFENCES HOLD
Sections of Kenya conservation fraternity have described plans to carve out over 150 acres from the Nairobi National Park the beginning of the end fearing that once the precedent has been set, the flood gates will open even more in the future. The next thing will be that they propose a railway, or the expansion of Wilson Airport, or simply grabbing park land to make space for new housing estates, so where does it stop. If we cannot prevent this highway routing nothing will ever stop our notorious landgrabbers from eventually swallowing up the park bit by bit. And it is also a bigger issue as the same Highway Authority has already tried before to also do the same with Nakuru National Park to run a highway through it a regular source from Nairobi said on condition of anonymity for fear of repercussions from what was described as vindictive and potentially murderous individuals set to benefit enormously from carving up the park land for huge profits.
It became public knowledge last week that the Kenyan government was intent to have the new proposed Southern Bypass run through the park from near the location of the Ole Sereni Hotel on Mombasa Road, creating an admittedly much needed new traffic artery in particular for traffic destined beyond Nairobi but at the same time breaking past promises and commitments to never touch the sacred land set aside for the worlds only national park adjoining a capital city.