Nema stops construction at Coptic Hospital over noise at night
Coptic Hospital in Nairobi on March 3, 2026. Residents of the hospital's neigbourhood have raised complaints over noise pollution at night from a construction site within the hospital.
The regulator halted the project after residents living next to the hospital raised alarm over persistent night-time construction.
Residents under the Century Gardens Management Company Limited said the activities had disrupted families for weeks.
The National Environment Management Authority (Nema) has ordered the closure of a construction site at Coptic Hospital following complaints that the developer had been carrying out noisy works at night in violation of environmental regulations.
The regulator halted the project after residents living next to the hospital along Kindaruma Road raised alarm over persistent night-time construction involving heavy machinery, including excavators, drilling equipment and metal works.
