Nairobi’s notorious revelers are nursing heartaches after their popular joint, 1824, was demolished on 1st March.
1824 is one place where you will find city babes; skimpily-dressed, high heels, drenched in make-up, buoyant wigs, tiny designer handbags, gaudy acrylic nails, and iPhones with broken screens swinging their bodies left to right.
It is also the same place you will find wababas; big tummies, two expensive phones, packets of protection and money in their pockets and car keys on the table alongside expensive drinks.
If you have not been to 1824 before, what a pity?
EACC vs 1824 owner
The demolition comes after the High Court declined to lift orders freezing assets worth Sh643.2 million belonging to 1824 owner Wilson Nahashon Kanani.
The club, which came under the scrutiny of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission, has been the subject of investigations regarding the accumulation of illicit wealth by kanani who is a junior staff member of the Nairobi County government.
Cars which were part of the frozen property include a Sh7 million Toyota Landcruiser L200, a Sh2 million Toyota Alphard, and two Mercedes Benz cars worth Sh3.1 million and Sh3.4 million.
Cash worth Sh533.4 million held in different banks associated with Kanani and his wife was also frozen by the courts.
Previous closures
This is not the first time the club has faced closure. Since it was initially closed on December 20, 2023 in the presence of uniformed police officers.
1824 had also previously raided by police in 2022 following a directive to close all bars in residential areas.
The club had also been closed in 2020 for noncompliance with Covid-19 regulations, resulting in significant financial losses.
The demolition
Videos ding rounds online show bulldozers ravaging through the iconic entertainment joint as members of the public ventured to the area to grab valuables.
By BNN