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No. 00296

November 15 - 21, 2003

Street Talk

 

Authorities should devise ways of fighting this nuisance

Noise pollution in Arusha has obviously become a threat to residents' and visitors' comfort. Why are authorities not taking any action?
by Raymond John

Andrew Magesse - Arusha

Mukhtar Boryao -Arusha

Anna Robert - Sanawari, Arusha

If local authorities cannot control the excessive noise pollution in town within the framework of the existing laws, how about formulating special by-laws to address the problem?

Arusha is currently deafening... loud trumpets leading wedding processions, preachers and their supporters singing loudly through Public Address systems, various commercial adverts aired through loud speakers and street discos.
This is in addition to loud hooting of town buses, conductors cacophony and other forms of noises.
It never occurs to the offenders that this is actually disturbing people's peace.

Arusha is becoming a very important town as it hosts various international organizations and is a popular tourist destination. It thus requires a peaceful atmosphere.

It is getting worse as mobile noise pollutants such as the advertising vehicles cruise by hospitals where sick people are admitted.

Throughout the town, within streets and beyond, noise and chaos are increasingly becoming a norm in Arusha municipality.

Most of the noise making outfits are loudspeakers perched on moving vehicles or trumpets leading wedding ceremonies. The nuisance is common even in locations with offices, hospitals and residential houses day and night.

 

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