3 Popular Thika Road Clubs Among 43 To Be Closed Down [LIST]

Hesbon directed the aforementioned teams to work with NEMA and urban planning officials to shut down the clubs and revoke their licenses.

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3 Popular Thika Road Clubs Among 43 To Be Closed Down [LIST]
Quiver Lounge along Thika Road. /MARVIN CHEGE.VIRALTEAKE

The Nairobi City County Council Alcoholic Drinks Control and Licencing Board has ordered the closure of 43 clubs, among them Loft and Quiver Lounges as well as Memphis Restaurant all located along Thika Road.

Director of Liquor Licensing Hesbon Agwena earmarked the long list of city clubs in a letter to county technical teams including security, health officials and the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) on Monday, October 3.

Hesbon revealed that the County Liquor Board had received complaints about excessive noise and vibration on licensed liquor premises from various resident associations and the general public, leading to inspection due to non-compliance.

The Loft Lounge in Nairobi. /CAPITAL GROUP

“The complaints have also been received by the County Environment Compliance and Enforcement officers and despite arrests and arraignment in court, the proprietors have refused to comply and continue to contravene the stipulated licensing conditions,” Hesbon wrote in the letter.

Hesbon directed the aforementioned teams to work with NEMA and urban planning officials to shut down the clubs and revoke their licenses.

“By a copy of this Memo you are instructed to start the process of cancellation, revocation and closing down the under-listed premises as per the provision of the Nairobi City County Alcoholic Drinks Control and Licensing Act 2014 in line with Section 21(1) and 35 (3),” Hesbon said.

Here is the full list of clubs targeted:

1. Clique Lounge – Kibra

2. Pioneer Resort – Embakasi West

3. Sufra – Westlands

4. Orchid Lounge – Kibra

5. Edus Bar – Kibra

6. La Baite – Kibra/Upperhill

7. Quiver – Roysambu

8. Vineyard – Roysambu

9. Paris – Roysambu

10. Coco Rico – Roysambu

11. Bar Next Door – Lang'ata

12. Kettle House Bar and Grill – Gagoretti North

13. Enzone – Westlands

14. Dejavu – Westlands

15. Eden Bliss – Roysambu

16. Castle Inn Gardens – Roysambu

17. Havens Lounge – Dagoretti North

18. Coyote – Westlands

19. Tipsy Lounge – Dagoretti North

20. Ibury – Westlands

21. Bwibo – Westlands

22. Monk – Diorite North

23. Samaki Samaki – Dagoretti North

24. Mugomoini – Dagoretti North

25. Viva Lounge – Dagoretti North

26. Numero 5 – Dagoretti North

27. Marula Manuor Garden – Langata

28. Taiyana Garden – Roysambu

29. Marine Garden – Roysambu

30. The Loft – Roysambu

31. Hera Aqua Gargen – Dagoretti North

32. Slosha Bar

33. Club 909-Formerly Palanca – Dagoretti North Kilimani

34. Komesha Club – kamkunji Shauri Moyo

35. Rebar Marula – Karen/Langata

36. Memphis Bar and Restaurant – Roysambu

37. Black Bull – Embakasi West

38. Gacagi Bar

39. New Galaxy Club – Kahawa West

40. Chase Pub – TRM Mall

41. Grace House Resort – Yaya Centre

42. Oyster Bay – Kilimani

43. Onyx – Ngong Road

This comes after 26 people were arrested on Saturday, October 1 following a police raid that targeted five entertainment joints allegedly causing noise pollution and selling banned Shisha in Nairobi's Kilimani area.

The operation was conducted by police in conjunction with the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) and Nairobi County officials after residents complained about noise pollution and obstruction caused by customers frequenting the joints.

Among the clubs targeted included Oyster Bar, where the manager and 14 operators were arrested. Police also confiscated 20 pots of shisha. 

Other joints that were raided include Onyx Bar, Bar Next Door, Club 909 and Kettle Bar where 11 people were arrested and 15 pots of Shisha were confiscated.

A bar in Kenya. / FILE