A section of residents of Langata Dam estate and Freedom Heights, Nairobi on Saturday demonstrated against the high levels of noise from the neighboring Paris Langata Club.
The club according to residents is 500 meters across the road but is noisy.
They held the demonstration upto the midnight as they chanted “Hutalali, Tumechoka” outside the club.
They claimed that they have on many occasions made efforts to have the joint regulate their sound music levels or have their walls have sound proof but their demand and plea have landed on the deaf ears of the management.
The residents camped outside the club as they presented their displeasure with the sound.
Nairobi County environment officers led by the chief environment officer Geoffrey Mosoria visited the scene and tried to address the mess.
A brief commotion was reported to have occurred at the scene as adamant and bully bouncers of the club attempted to deny Mosoria and the county officers entry into the club.
“A scuffle started as one of the bouncers beat some of the residents and county officers with a rungu as they tried to gain entry into the club,” said an eye witness.
Police from Langata police station visited the area and brought normality.
Mosiria said they had issued a warning to the club to address the menace or else they will order its closure.
There has been a menace of noise pollution from clubs in Nairobi especially those in estates.
There are efforts to address the same.
By Collins Wanzallah
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