By JULIUS MBALUTO
The clock is ticking away, and each day draws closer to this year’s Kenya and Friends in the park celebrations. This year’s big party in the park will commemorate 10 years since it all began.
It will take place Acton Park in London, The Vale, London W3 7JX on Saturday 26th July 2025 and Sunday 27th July 2025. There will be entertainment, celebration of culture and business opportunities plus networking.
Kenya and Friends in the Park was founded 10 years ago and it’s the brainchild of Lydia Tet Olet. Asked what motivated her to start Kenya and Friends in the park, Lydia said, she had been attending and singing at the Ghana in the Park annual event in London.
Lydia would later come across two people who suffered due to loneliness and this pressured her more to start the big party in the park, this time for Kenyans. The idea behind this was that Kenya and Friends in the Park would offer a space where people would mingle, get friends and cease to be alone.
Lydia says, God gave her this vision not just for her but for many people. What does it take to organise Kenya in the park and has it been rosy? Not quite, Lydia says that to celebrate 10 years is a milestone and she is excited and proud of this achievement.
It a big task to organize and host so many people. However, Lydia doesn’t do this alone. She has a great team of people she is proud of who assist her each time in the planning and overseeing everything from the start to the end.
Kenya and Friends in the Park has witnessed big numbers of people attending. In some cases, close to 10,000 people attended in two days. However, the numbers went down during covid and occasionally when it rained a lot but now its going up. As for this year’s 10 years celebration, Lydia says she is excited and looking forward for the event.
