The noise pollution from bars and nightclubs in some residential areas of Lusaka has become intolerable. In particular, the bars situated in Kabwata, next to Cheers Supermarket are responsible for many sleepless nights of residents in the area. On weekends, they start blasting music from the afternoon till the early hours of the morning. The music does not stop on weekdays as well. Our children cannot sleep and adults are also having great difficulty getting a good nights sleep!
We the undersigned would like to petition the council and the Environmental Council of Zambia (ECZ) to take action against these noise polluters by regulating and enforcing strict opening and closing times for these bars and nightclubs and also enforcing a limit on the volume of music they are allowed to play.
Please help us bring some sanity and peace to our lives.
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March 29, 2017
I honestly did not think this would gain this much steam but it really feels like people are finally fed up with the sleepless nights and the bass rattling our windows. It is wild to see so many neighbors coming forward because for the longest time I felt like I was just complaining into the void while the music kept thumping until sunrise.
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March 29, 2017
121 Comments
We stay on the street behind chilumbulu road. Kaja Road. The music and noise is too loud and goes on the whole night. Used to be just weekends now its on every night till morning.
The tremendous amounts of noise rob residents of sleep and studies show that chronic environmental noise causes a wide variety of adverse health effects, including sleep disturbance, annoyance, noise-induced hearing loss, cardiovascular disease, endocrine effects, and increased incidence of diabetes. This must end
Kabwata must stop being Zambia's "Beer Belt". We seem not to have capacity to enforce regulation against these social drivers of poverty and HIV related problems!
Truly a nightmare even during week days. One bar owner claims to be part of the ruling party and threatened to bring P. F cadres if anybody takes his business to court or the City council for paying fines.
We stay in Rhodes Park, Omelo Mumba Rd and the Nightclub and Northmead is a serious problem. Music until 6 am every night Sundays included. Its a disgrace and sooo stressful. Cannot even open the windows at night and they actually vibrate in their frames.
I have a relative living there and can’t spend a night as a result.
We need to respect every resident by being kaw abiding. We have children who need to study and adults who need to rest . It is not fair to have people partaking in alcohol disturbing those who are not partaking.
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The noise pollution from bars and nightclubs in some residential areas of Lusaka has become intolerable. In particular, the bars situated in Kabwata, next to Cheers Supermarket are responsible for many sleepless nights of residents in the area. On weekends, they start blasting music from the afternoon till the early hours of the morning. The music does not stop on weekdays as well. Our children cannot sleep and adults are also having great difficulty getting a good nights sleep!
We the undersigned would like to petition the council and the Environmental Council of Zambia (ECZ) to take action against these noise polluters by regulating and enforcing strict opening and closing times for these bars and nightclubs and also enforcing a limit on the volume of music they are allowed to play.
Please help us bring some sanity and peace to our lives.
Updates
March 29, 2017
I honestly did not think this would gain this much steam but it really feels like people are finally fed up with the sleepless nights and the bass rattling our windows. It is wild to see so many neighbors coming forward because for the longest time I felt like I was just complaining into the void while the music kept thumping until sunrise.
Reached 100 supporters
March 29, 2017
121 Comments
I am humbly requesting the they is a lot of noise pollution in Kabwata. Our old and sick not forgetting the babies (newborns) are unable to sleep the whole night ... Plz Stop and move away from residential areas...
We stay on the street behind chilumbulu road. Kaja Road. The music and noise is too loud and goes on the whole night. Used to be just weekends now its on every night till morning.
The tremendous amounts of noise rob residents of sleep and studies show that chronic environmental noise causes a wide variety of adverse health effects, including sleep disturbance, annoyance, noise-induced hearing loss, cardiovascular disease, endocrine effects, and increased incidence of diabetes. This must end
Kabwata must stop being Zambia's "Beer Belt". We seem not to have capacity to enforce regulation against these social drivers of poverty and HIV related problems!
Truly a nightmare even during week days. One bar owner claims to be part of the ruling party and threatened to bring P. F cadres if anybody takes his business to court or the City council for paying fines.
We stay in Rhodes Park, Omelo Mumba Rd and the Nightclub and Northmead is a serious problem. Music until 6 am every night Sundays included. Its a disgrace and sooo stressful. Cannot even open the windows at night and they actually vibrate in their frames.
I have a relative living there and can’t spend a night as a result.
We need to respect every resident by being kaw abiding. We have children who need to study and adults who need to rest . It is not fair to have people partaking in alcohol disturbing those who are not partaking.
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I am humbly requesting the they is a lot of noise pollution in Kabwata. Our old and sick not forgetting the babies (newborns) are unable to sleep the whole night ... Plz Stop and move away from residential areas...