Park and Chill events make a comeback as Kenyans throng to Limuru farms for outdoor thrills

The trend has been in existence for at least two months now and it involves young Kenyans, out for a good time and cheap thrills, driving to a location near Limuru where they've identified an open area from where they party while either seated in their cars or just dancing around a DJ's set.

The trend was hugely popular during the Covid-19 season as most nightclubs had been ordered shut by the government thus forcing Kenyans to be ingenious and discover ways to gather and party anyway.

Limuru's tea plantations appear to be the perfect location for the type of wild, outdoor party due to several factors - its expanse, the clean air, the picturesque views and its remoteness.

Tired of the usual nightclub routine, these Kenyans prefer to dictate their partying life and basically carpool for an afternoon of music, hedonism and untamed indulgence.

And unlike during the COVID-19 days, these sort of Park and Chill events now feature a DJ and an MC who can be seen playing a LIVE set as the drunken crowd dances around them.

Numerous viral videos shared online show massive crowds of young Kenyans dancing wildly around their cars, mostly Subarus and other flashy and brightly-coloured SUVs.

Critics of the wildly popular event have, however, picked issue with the carelessness exhibited by the thrill-seekers with many castigating them for littering, noise pollution and causing traffic obstruction thus becoming a danger to themselves and other motorists too.

One of the DJs who have been heavily promoting the events and even performing is DJ Kevboy, a popular disc jokey who uses his TikTok account to push the gatherings and announce upcoming venues.

Judging from posters shared online, these events have happened not just in the Limuru tea farms but also in Kikuyu, Ngong and Kiambu Road.

Lately, the police have also moved in to tame the parties and scatter the revellers with many attendees taking to TikTok to lament the police's actions terming them unfair and uncalled for.

Robberies too have been reported with many women said to lose their handbags to petty thugs who are said to arrive on motorbikes, stage a quick robbery and then ride off into the bushes.