Uhuru Gardens National Monument & Museum
Uhuru Gardens
Where Kenya's national flag was first raised at independence in 1963; redeveloped in 2022 as an independence memorial park and museum.
At midnight on 12 December 1963, the British flag was lowered here and the Kenyan flag raised for the first time, marking Kenya's independence. The grounds hold an Independence Monument, a Mau Mau memorial and a fig tree planted by Kenya's first president, Jomo Kenyatta. Redeveloped in 2022, the site now includes the National Independence Museum, a Heroes' Walk and a large flag memorial square, with exhibits on the Mau Mau movement and the history of independence. It is located on Langata Road. Admission is several hundred to over a thousand shillings, and it is open roughly 09:00–17:00.
Opening hours
About 09:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Carnivore Restaurant
- Nairobi Safari Walk & Animal Orphanage
- Bomas of Kenya
- Nairobi Railway Museum
- Nairobi Gallery
- Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Family
- Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC)
- Nairobi City Market