Betty Kyallo’s new restaurant may be forced to close just days after its star-studded debut due to a formal complaint filed by Karen residents.
Residents in Nairobi’s affluent Karen neighborhood have demanded that media personality Betty Kyallo’s restaurant, ‘The Summer House’, be closed due to noise pollution.
The petition comes at a time when the county government of Nairobi has issued a notice of impending closure to clubs in residential areas.
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The Karen Lang’ata District Association expressed its displeasure with Betty’s new establishment in a statement dated November 25 and addressed to the Nairobi City County Government.
They claim that the restaurant has caused unprecedented noise pollution by playing loud music late at night, causing inconvenience and discomfort to those who live nearby.
The chairperson of the association, Silalteh Samora, demanded that the county government immediately close the restaurant and revoke any approvals or licenses granted to the owner.
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On November 18, the restaurant, which has been open for nearly three months, was officially launched, with Footballers MacDonald Mariga and his brother Victor Wanyama, as well as former Lang’ata MP Nixon Korir, were among the notable guests at the launch.
Samora claimed that Betty’s restaurant did not follow the required approvals process during construction.
He also stated that neither the NEMA nor the Nairobi county government had changed the property’s use from residential to commercial.
The association also claims that prior to the establishment of the entertainment venue, there was no public participation for residents to express their opinions.
“No public announcement in any daily newspaper was made notifying members of the public about The Summer House development,” Samora said.
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The Lang’ata Forest Edge Residents Association (Lafera), an affiliate member of the Karen Lang’ata residents’ association, also filed a complaint in October through Kiarie, Joshua & Co Advocates, alleging that The Summer House did not meet the aesthetic value ideal for the area as defined by zoning policy.
Lafera gave the Nairobi County Government’s Director of Environment a seven-day notice to close the restaurant, failure to which it would go to court.
