[1][2] The stadium is located in the neighborhood known as "Jamhuri Grounds", along Ngong Road, approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) west of the central business district of Nairobi.

The primary purpose of this stadium is to be part of the host stadia that Kenya will use to host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations in a tri-state-host tournament to be held in the East African countries of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

[4][5] In September 2023, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), announced the East Africa Pamoja bid by Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania as the winning bid to host the 2027 AFCON tournament.

Construction started on 1 March 2024 and is planned to last approximately two years.

[7] Later it was revealed that the project was a public private partnership (PPP) arrangement between the government of Kenya (GoK), and a yet-to-be identified third party.