After popular Citizen TV news anchor Mr. Trevor Ombija sparked a social media uproar with his opinion on the impending closure of 43 bars and entertainment venues in Nairobi, ex-model Emma Too disclosed that she is one of the Kileleshwa residents at the center of vocal complaints against a loud establishment.
In a video that has since gone viral, Mr. Ombija is heard on film singling out a resident who he claims he sought to appease amid noise complaints in the residential neighborhood where the entertainment venue is situated.
He was addressing a gathering of Njoroge Muchiri, the deputy governor of Nairobi County, and 43 bar owners whose businesses are scheduled for closure on Tuesday.
After learning that she was the resident in question, Ms. Too expressed her annoyance on Twitter and said that someone had offered to soundproof a portion of her home.
She aggressively refuted some of the claims he made about the circumstance, including one he made in a tweet on Wednesday morning.
She also shared videos of her home, in which loud music can be heard coming from a nearby establishment.
This is me in bed struggling! If you think this is normal or a vendetta against Vanice then you are very mistaken. All I have ever asked her was ask your people to lower the music!
I will share the same communication. pic.twitter.com/J4b1wIPsAU— Emma Too™ (@Emma999Too) October 12, 2022
She also expressed her disappointment with the comments made by the news anchor.
“I have been very consistent in my cry about the said establishment and I have never attacked them or even said the name here,” she said.
“I’m truly the wrong lady to intimidate! I’m not even shocked that’s how he thinks he can solve this! I have been very clear about what they should do!”
In the meeting with County officials, Mr Ombija had proposed that they institute a minimum threshold for the number of residents’ complaints that necessitate action from authorities. He said he feels that loud entertainment joints should not be closed over a few complaints from neighbouring residents, noting that it should require at least half of the people living in the area complaining to warrant action.
“When there is a complaint against a bar owner or a restaurant, let us have more than half of the people complaining. If the apartments are twenty, fifteen of them should show us their list, signed, and tell us this is the problem,” he is heard saying in the clip.
He went on to state that he has been struggling to deal with noise pollution complaints due to his establishment, while citing an example of how he offered to sound proof an aggrieved resident’s house.
He also proposes that complaining residents in estates be required to produce home lease documents before further action is taken by city authorities.
