President Kenyatta commissions Uhuru Gardens Monument and Museum

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday evening officially commissioned the Uhuru Gardens National Monument and Museum on Lang’ata Road, Nairobi City County ahead of Wednesday’s Madaraka Day national celebrations at the same venue.

President Kenyatta, who was accompanied by his visiting Sierra Leone counterpart Julius Maada Bio, made an extensive tour of the ultra-modern museum developed by the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF).

Uhuru Gardens is Kenya’s largest Memorial Park.

The gardens were officially declared a National Monument in 1966 being the place where the first Kenyan flag was first raised and thus marking the very first year of independence on the 12th December 1963.

According to President Kenyatta, the gardens will help ensure that Kenya’s rich history is well showcased and preserved for future generations. He urged every citizen to keep supporting the continuous growth of the project by visiting it and engaging the curators and administrators.

The facility is set to act as an archive of Kenya’s history since 1800.

The museum will include a Hall of Legends, which will showcase the lives of Kenya’s legendary ancestors including Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, Mekatilili wa Menza, Koitalel arap Samoei, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga and Nabongo Mumia among others.

There will also be the Tunnel of Martyrs, as a memorial to Kenyans who lost their lives during the country’s darkest moments.

In the Rope Gallery of the museum, a named rope will be dedicated to every one of the 1,090 heroic souls that were hanged during the colonial era.

There will be a moment of Darkness Gallery, where Kenya’s lowest moments will be displayed.

The Museum’s Hall of Innovation will celebrate the brilliant and game-changing ideas produced by Kenyans.

Colourful fireworks light up the Nairobi skyline on Tuesday evening during the official commissioning of Uhuru Gardens National Monument and Museum by President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Sierra Leonean counterpart Julius Maada Bio.

As part of the commissioning, the President lit a memorial flame and laid a wreath of flowers in honour of Kenya’s heroes including freedom fighters in an elaborate military ceremony that included a special parade and march-past by the Kenya Defence Forces.

President Kenyatta was joined at the commissioning ceremony by several dignitaries among them Former First Lady Mama Ngina Kenyatta and Mama Ida Odinga, as well as several Cabinet Secretaries and top military officials led by Chief of Defence Forces General Robert Kibochi.

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