For almost a year, residents of Membly Daykio estate in Ruiru have been experiencing sleepless nights due to loud music.
This was after a former MP converted his residential house into a nightclub against estate rules.
The nightclub is along the Eastern Bypass just after the intersection of the Eastern Bypass and the Northern Bypass, as one heads to Ruiru.
According to residents, the former legislator still occupies the same house with his wife and six children who are also exposed to alcohol.
In an attempt to have the bar closed, Membley Daykio Residents Community on October 29, 2020, wrote to the Ruiru subcounty administrator, the deputy county commissioner, the Kiambu Lands, Housing and Physical Planning executive complaining about the development.
Through their chairman, Engineer J Wagai, the residents complained that the restaurant and bar, being a commercial venture, violate the bylaws and covenants of the estate.
“The restaurant and bar are being operated within the controlled development area (low-density development area),” reads the letter.
The residents also complained about loud music from the establishment and their children being exposed to alcohol and strangers who patronise it.
On October 19, 2020, Ruiru subcounty administrator Stephen Kiiru wrote to the association, saying they had received the complaint. Nothing has been done to date.
“From our level, we have constituted a technical team to visit the subject premises on October 21, 2020, to investigate your allegations,” Kiiru had said.
As a result, the residents called on the national and Kiambu governments to shut the establishment down as their efforts to have the issue addressed had been ignored.
-Edited by SKanyara
