An eco-friendly brigade formed a human chain stretching over seven kilometres on Saturday in a campaign to protect the endangered Nairobi National Park.
The “Human Greenline” that was to stretch from Athi River’s Cheetah Gate to just beyond the Carnivore Restaurant was meant to draw attention to threats posed by humans to the park.
No grabbing
“The whole idea today is to tell the world we have had enough grabbing of land, and Kenyans want to conserve their heritage,” said Anoop Shah, who chairs the Nairobi Greenline Steering Committee that is behind the initiative. - Kenya safari packages
Initially, the target was to have the human chain cover the entire 30 km to mark the World Environment Day on Saturday, but the Kenya Wildlife Service said the estimated 5,000 people who turned up stretched out over seven kilometres.
The joint project between the KWS and the Kenya Association of Manufacturers aims to create a 30 km long by 50 m wide forest of indigenous trees to shield the park from the growing metropolis, Mr Shah said.
The Nairobi Greenline, a three-year programme, requires Sh40 million to cover the 30 km belt.
Cover cost
Approximately Sh35 million will go to cover the cost of digging trenches, soil preparation, fencing, sinking boreholes, piping, planting tree nurseries, irrigation, seedling transportation and labour.
The other Sh5 million will go to maintaining and patrolling the Greenline.
The organisers raised Sh16 million from Saturday’s event, Mr Shah said. Corporate organisations that donate Sh1 million will be given a kilometre to plant and maintain.
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