Nairobi County officials closed a strip club in Pipeline Estate, Embakasi West, on August 15.
For months, Pipeline Estate residents have raised concerns about a strip club that disrupted peace in their neighbourhood. Complaints cited loud music, rising insecurity, and children’s exposure to indecent behaviour.
County officials finally responded with a decisive raid, sealing off the premises and halting operations.
Speaking after the enforcement, Chief Environment Officer Geoffrey Mosiria made it clear that the county would not compromise on residents’ welfare.
“In response to persistent and heartfelt complaints from residents, we have moved in firmly, shut down operations, and issued strict warnings. Further enforcement will follow to ensure this menace is permanently removed,” Mosiria said.
He added that Pipeline residents’ right to peace and dignity could not be sacrificed for profit:
“Such a business has no place in a family community. It has been a direct attack on the peace, dignity, and moral fabric of the neighbourhood.”
Records show that the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) had already ordered the strip club’s closure on April 16 for breaching noise regulations. Despite this, the establishment continued to operate, prompting county authorities to step in.
Mosiria clarified that the crackdown was not an attack on business but an enforcement of environmental and zoning laws. He warned that similar establishments in residential areas would face the same fate.
NEMA has been leading a countrywide campaign against noisy and unlicensed entertainment joints, particularly in residential neighbourhoods, in a bid to restore order and protect community welfare.
