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Police Tear Gas Protesters Over Nairobi Park Expansion Plan

6/9/2026

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Police fired tear gas and arrested nine protesters outside Nairobi National Park.
Kenya Wildlife Service says the plan will expand the animal orphanage, only wildlife reserve inside a capital city.
Protesters displayed “Nature is not vacant land” signs and demanded plan be halted.
The plan includes a parking lot for over 1,000 vehicles that would encroach on protected area.
Activist Nyaguthii Chege said Nairobi National Park is again under threat.

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Police fired tear gas and arrested nine protesters outside Nairobi National Park.
Kenya Wildlife Service says the plan will expand the animal orphanage, only wildlife reserve inside a capital city.
Protesters displayed “Nature is not vacant land” signs and demanded plan be halted.
The plan includes a parking lot for over 1,000 vehicles that would encroach on protected area.
Activist Nyaguthii Chege said Nairobi National Park is again under threat.