- Between the 25th of October to date, 15 clubs have been assessed by a multi-agency team, with non of them being declared compliant. They are now operating under a restoration order, stating that they must comply with the law, otherwise they risk being shut down.
In bid to restore peace and tranquillity to residential areas, Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Forestry, Aden Duale has declared that all clubs and entertainment joints operating near residential areas are henceforth considered illegal.
Speaking during an interview, CS Duale lamented that the growing menace of noise pollution from clubs has been disturbing the peace of residents in Nairobi. He added that it was illegal to set up clubs around residential areas according to the law, and if they have to be established, certain compliance measures such as sound proofing have to be put in place.
“It is impunity for you, to play loud music in residential areas at 2AM. Some of those residents are very old, there are some who are sick, there are young children who want to go to school .So in major cities in the world, clubs are done in the CBD,” he stated.
Additionally, he said that the government through his ministry have began assessment.
Between the 25th of October to date, 15 clubs have been assessed by a multi-agency team, with non of them being declared compliant. They are now operating under a restoration order, stating that they must comply with the law, otherwise they risk being shut down.
“There are 5 along Kiambu road Ridgeways and they watch me because I come from there. There are 5. I don’t want to name them. We are coming for them already they been assessed.We will not allow. We must restrict. We must follow the law both on noise,” he added.
The debate over noise pollution has been going on for years, with residents and business ownners left with a bitter dispute. The government’s latest move has been seen as a significant escalation to the conflict, and it remains to be seen how the situation will unfold in the coming days.
