Nairobi - Uhuru Gardens

Uhuru Gardens is located near Wilson Airport, on Langata Road. The gardens are home to Nairobi's largest memorial to the struggle for Independence. The Uhuru monument is built on the spot where freedom (Uhuru) from British rule 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. The column is over the statue of a group of freedom fighters raising the flag. Uhuru Gardens has a musical fountain and a viewing platform.

In 2003, Uhuru Gardens was the site of a public destruction of arms. This symbolic ceremony took place on the third anniversary of the signature of the Nairobi Declaration on Small Arms and Light Weapons.