

Stop The Noise in Residential Areas: SNORE


Stop The Noise in Residential Areas: SNORE
The Issue
Bars and nightclubs that exist in residential areas infringe Kenyans right to a clean and healthy environment. The District Committees that issued the licenses never consulted the residents of the areas. 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 (NIHL), cardiovascular disease, endocrine effects, and increased incidence of diabetes (Passchier-Vermeer and Passchier 2000; Sørensen et al. 2013.Support the Petition so that you will have been involved in transforming the quality of lives for Kenyans. Refuse renewals of permits for bars in residential areas we need our SLEEP

The Issue
Bars and nightclubs that exist in residential areas infringe Kenyans right to a clean and healthy environment. The District Committees that issued the licenses never consulted the residents of the areas. 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 (NIHL), cardiovascular disease, endocrine effects, and increased incidence of diabetes (Passchier-Vermeer and Passchier 2000; Sørensen et al. 2013.Support the Petition so that you will have been involved in transforming the quality of lives for Kenyans. Refuse renewals of permits for bars in residential areas we need our SLEEP

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Petition created on June 3, 2014