One of Gambia’s most important historical places undeveloped

Mongo Park is equally important as any other historical places in The Gambia especially for people of Central River Region (CRR). The park can create employment and generate income for not only the region but the tourist sector. However, it is left under developed.                 

Mongo Park is a famous and well known historical place especially by educationists.                   

Ba Foday Sisawo, the alkalo of Karantaba Tenda, who serves as the voluntary oral historian at the park, said the park could have been a source of employment and income generation for Gambians if it was considered as other historical places in the country.

According to him, visitors keep their belongings in his compound before reaching the park because there is no place for visitors to stay or even park their vehicles.

According to Mr. Sisawo, over 4 million dalasis has been given to a construction company to improve the park in order to attract visitors, generate income and create employment but said that the work is moving at a snail’s pace.

“The contract was only for 3 months but it is now over 6 months without completion,” he stated.

He pointed out that if the park is well constructed with a road linking the highway, it would ease visitors’ accessibility to the place.