A young man has been elected the first ever mayor of a city run by children. On May 30 Kishan Shah from Chigwell was made mayor of KidZania, a London based theme park-come-minitropolis run by youngsters.
Applicants to the top job had to submit the three things they would do to make KidZania a better place and Kishan, aged nine, suggested each child will get a free piece of fruit on entry, to eat whilst waiting in queue for an activity. He also urged the introduction of a comment box to grease the wheels of innovation and mother’s day and father’s day event, where mums or Dads can join in the activities at the Stratford based theme park. As the official Mayor of the city for 2018, he will receive his very own free annual pass as well as the key to the city and Mayoral robes to wear at special events.
Kishan said: “I think Kidzania is an amazing place and I am so happy to be crowned as its Mayor. I think I would make an excellent mayor as I am calm, friendly and approachable. I am also prepared to put in the hard work that being mayor would involve.”
In addition to the annual pass, Kishan also receives five free adult passes, twelve free guest passes for his ‘constituents’ to visit with him, a class trip to KidZania for his school and a free gold package birthday party at KidZania for them and their friends.
Brijal Shah, Kishan’s mother, added: “I’m so proud of Kishan. He is an incredible boy with so much to give and I know he’ll do a brilliant job for KidZania."
