Residents of Hostel H forfeited part of their sleep in the early morning of Tuesday 8th July 2014, in a bid to protest against sexual noises from a neighbouring room.
The comrades from one of the floors in one of the wings of the famous males’ hostel woke up at around 4 AM, to the alarm of some sounds produced by a couple in one of the rooms, which suggested them to be in the 18+ act.
The victims of the situation had to come out of their rooms and put off the noise through a collective effort. While shouting in discontent, they continuously knocked the door believed to have hid the noisy love birds without any response from inside.
According to one of them, the situation was becoming habitual and perpetual. It was allegedly being experienced regularly, almost on a daily basis. "Hao watu wamekuwa wakitufanyia kelele tangu hii sem ianze. Hata hatulali bwana..." [Those people have been making such noises since the beginning of this semester. We rarely sleep...], claimed an angry boy.
It did not take long before the complainants finally succeeded in muting the disturbing sounds, which probably forced the husband and wife to go it the silent way if they had to continue. However, the crowd stayed in the corridor for about half an hour longer, just to confirm that the noise would not resume.
Ironically, a few ladies in night dresses were also spotted amongst the crowd. They were thought to have come from the nearby ladies' Hostel J, who may have been attracted by the protesting voices. However, this is less likely, considering the fact that the protest was not too loud – some residents within the host hostel did not even notice the incident.
