Nairobians having a good time. [Photo/File]It is a beehive of activities at Nairobi’s Uhuru Park, where hundreds of city residents turned up for festivities on New Year’s Day.For many, it was time to make merry and share with their loved ones, with traders cashing in from the revelers.Activities included boat rides, face painting for children among others that kept people busy at the famous park frequented by low-income earners—mainly from the informal settlements spread across the capital.Mid and higher income earners choose destinations in the coastal city of Mombasa, Naivasha, Nakuru and other areas in Central Kenya while the moneyed fly out of the country.There are also those who choose to travel upcountry, stay at their homes to enjoy with family or visit various establishments like hotels and restaurants to make merry.“It is a great chance for us to stay together as a family ahead of a busy year,” said John Wangai, who was with his wife and children at Uhuru Park.The park is also frequented by tourists who were busy taking photographs of the city from various angles.“I am happy to usher the New Year in Kenya, I pray that peace and unity prevail within East Africa region,” a Tanzanian national who did not give his name said.Amidst the merrymaking, Kenyans were still conscious of what lies ahead.

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