After two years of closure, the management of B-Club showcased the new and improved nightclub.
Located in the leafy suburbs of Kilimani, B-Club was forcibly closed due to non-compliance with noise regulations that resulted in a long-drawn court case. The particular ruling by Justice Chacha was as a result of a petition filed by Muimara Estate Residents Association.
The ruling by Justice Chacha Mwita noted that residential areas should be free of pollutants such as noise requiring the nightclub to make amendments to its layout and structure in order to comply. Judge Mwita went on to rule that allowing bars and liquor selling businesses within residential areas would infringe on the rights of residents to live in dignity and a healthy environment.
A protest letter was also filed to National Environment and Management Authority (NEMA) by residents of Kilimani area of Nairobi to protest on the infringement of these rights by popular night rendezvous B-Club.
In a letter written by NEMA reference number REF: NEMA/5/4/VOL.1 The Club was ordered to shut its doors to its regular customers and only reopen once it was fully compliant with provisions of Environmental Management and Coordination Act, (EMCA), CAP 387 and the Environmental Management and Coordination (Noise and Excessive Vibration Pollution Control) Regulations, 2009.
Some of the installations it has been forced to make inside the Club to be compliant with the order issued by NEMA. The fittings include sound proof windows, a raised floor board to prevent disturbance caused by vibrations and window shutters to keeping prying neighborhood eyes at bay.
The club is now open for business, just in time as President Kenyatta recently lifted the national lockdown in a bid to curb the spread of the Coronavirus.
