Uhuru Gardens is positioned near Wilson Airport, on Langata Road. The gardens are the biggest home to Nairobi memorial tombs of all the Independence freedom fighters. The Uhuru monument is built on the spot where the (Uhuru) freedom was gained from the British rule and was declared at midnight on December 12th, 1963.

The column of the Uhuru monument stands 24 meters high and supports a pair of clasped hands as well as the dove of peace plus the column of the statue of a group of freedom fighters raising the flag.
In 2003 however, the Uhuru Gardens was the site of a public damage of arms. This representational ceremony took place on the third anniversary of the signature of the Nairobi Declaration on Small Arms and Light Weapons.

Attractions:

Garden or botanic display; Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain. Visit Kenya’s freedom round and also celebrate the peace and freedom of the country.