For months, Natives Bar and Grill along Thika Road, a popular nightspot for Thika Road dwellers, had been hosting Karaoke events every Wednesday with the winner walking away with a bottle of vodka each week.
The bar and restaurant which has been one of the most popular joints over the years was demolished on Monday evening following a land battle that has been going on for six months.
It is alleged that the restaurant’s directors had fallen out with the owner of the land after he failed to renew the lease.
According to Kenyans.co.ke, the establishment had been trying to negotiate for a new contract to support their plans for expansion.
The news came as a shock to the over 40 employees who were dependent on the business as a source of livelihood.
They are now clutching on the straw that its directors would follow through with their plans to rebrand in a different location despite the demolition that demotivated them.
It is reported that the landowner refused the restaurant’s request because he intended to sell it to a prominent politician.
A source hinted that it was likely that a fuel station would be put up in place of the hotel.
Early this year, another restaurant , Simmers was brought down by authorities after a fall out with the county government.
A contingent of police stormed, removed furniture and everything stocked at the popular Simmers Restaurant in Nairobi CBD.The restaurant has also been facing problems with the county government over land rates.
In May 2014, county government officials pounced on the restaurant to attach Sh1.1 million in land rates owed to City Hall.
A year later, the county government was at the establishment again, this time demanding Sh12 million in arrears.
The restaurant bringing to an end the sprawling life of the popular joint.
Do you think they could have find an amicable solution instead of demolishing which has rendered hundred jobless?