Over 300 Oyster Bay restaurant staff have appealed to Governor Johnson Sakaja to intervene and have the facility reopened.

Addressing the press on Sunday, hundreds of workers said they risk losing their jobs if the stalemate continues.

Some of the workers who addressed the media could not hold back their tears saying they were afraid their jobs were at risk.

"I have children at home and a family to feed. I have rent bills to pay. Why can't this facility be opened to enable us to feed our children?" Dianah Kemunto, one of the workers posed.

"We are appealing to Governor Sakaja to intervene because we are really suffering. If I lose this job, where will I go to yet the economy is tough?"

Kemunto narrated that she is a university graduate but she is yet to get a lucrative job.

She says Oyster Bay Club has been her only refuge since she has been able to fend for her family's needs without bothering anyone.

Her cry was replicated by many other workers who asked the City Governor to come to their aid.

They appealed to Nema to give the management time to adhere to the conditions set but at the same time allow the facility to operate.

In a letter dated April 6, 2023, seen by the Star, NEMA Director General Mamo Mamo said they reached the decision to shut the club after numerous visits and notices to the Bay, to no avail.

"As the principal agency of government-mandated to ensure a clean and healthy environment, the Authority hereby orders you to immediately cease operations of this facility to avert further harm to members of the public until you demonstrate to the Authority that you have complied with the provisions of EMCA, 1999 and the Environmental Management and Coordination (Noise and Excessive Vibration Pollution Control) Regulations, 2009," the letter reads in part. 

NEMA said it has received a number of complaints about noise pollution from the residents of Kilimani where Oyster Bay is located.