EnvironmentCS, Aden Duale announced the club’s closure after accusations of rampant noise.

In a statement seen by Kenyaleo.co.ke, Duale directed the National Environment Management Agency(NEMA) Director General and the agency’s police officers to visit the club and enforce the ban.

‘’I have ordered the immediate closure of Fay’s Bistro club in Kilimani, Nairobi, for noise violations.  The NEMA Director General, accompanied by the NEMA Police unit, is on-site to enforce the closure,’’ Duale stated.

NEMA DG, Mamo Mamo voiced his concern, ‘’The authority draws your attention to the numerous improvement notices served to you including the improvement notices dated 19th, June 2024 and 14th August 2024 and inspection by NEMA environment inspectors following numerous complaints on varied dates reported by the general public regarding noise pollution from the operation of your business hence denying neighboring fraternity the right to a clean and healthy environment as enshrined in Article 42 of the constitution and section 3 of the environment management and coordination act of 1999.’’

The club became a subject of social media discussions after Nairobi County Environment Chief Officer Geofrey Moisira was blocked in a video seen circulating all over the social media handles by an alleged owner when he went to intervene following an uproar from adjacent residents according to the officer claiming that there have been continuous complaint reports.

CS Duale has been previously and recently been persistent in sounding warnings to other clubs within residential areas that are notorious for noise disturbances.

He added that their impunity would not be tolerated.

‘’Let this serve as a stern warning to all clubs operating in residential areas: any that continue to play loud music will face the same action. This impunity will not be tolerated!’’

Moisira, in a video clip is seen saying that residents in the surrounding area had lodged complaints with his office over noise pollution that emanated from the club, making it hard for them to sleep at night.

‘’These neighbors have been complaining and I decided to come in person to witness for myself. If you check it’s already midnight and the decibels are almost 80, that is too loud,’’ Moisiria insists.

He adds, ‘’The owner has been saying that we are against them, let’s go tell them to switch off so that the neighbors can sleep.’’

In the same shared clip, Mosiria arrived with the media contingents to document and record the series of events and when he arrived at the entrance to the club, he was met by a hostile lady who tried to hide her face nor would neither listen to him nor allow him to gain entry, claiming that the County Officer was doing wrong to record his entry.

The recently transferred Chief officer from the Health sector to the Environment has been caught in push-and-pull wars with the City from Hospitals and now club owners and churches, construction sites, and now especially those within residential areas that play loud music when people are asleep.

The recent move of Mosiria where he faced a hostile environment is when he pushed into Quiver Lounge Kilimani causing it to completely ban loud music playing in a loud-press release shared the following day.

Duale’s move to order the shutdown of the club could potentially raise eyebrows over what could likely be interpreted as stepping in on the roles of the county government.

CS Duale has consistently been sending warnings on the same after the issue escalated which touches his ministry.