The Landlords and Tenants Association of Kenya (LATAK) on Wednesday, April 1 called for landlords across the country to offer their tenants rent waivers for the months of April, May, and June. In addition, they requested the government to order a 6-month moratorium on bank loans currently being serviced by landlords. LATAK wants the measures implemented as soon as possible as part of the country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The association held a press briefing on April 1 in Nairobi that was also attended by officials from the Matatu and Boda Boda Operators Federation of Kenya.
[ATTACH=full]294755[/ATTACH] Lavish houses in Nyali, Mombasa
With most landlords demanding rent by the 5th of every month, many Kenyans had voiced their anxieties over the situation, particularly low-income earners who are out of work as a result of the crisis. Speaking to Kenyans.co.ke on Monday, March 30, Nyali MP Mohammed Ali had stated that it was important for the government to reach an agreement with landlords to compel them to waive rents for two to three months. He explained that, if a full lock-down was to be implemented, Kenyans who are already struggling having lost their sources of income would have absolutely no way of meeting their obligations.
"There’s all this money recovered from proceeds of corruption, we’re also being given money by the World Bank and other partners, we even had billions to spend on the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI). Why can’t we channel all these funds to one kitty for Kenyans to put food on their tables?
"At the sitting, I will push for the creation of a special kitty to provide food and subsistence allowances for households in Kenya.
"I don’t think we’re taking this thing seriously enough. Even in Italy, they took it as a joke at first and continued with their lives but look where they are now. We need a lock-down, but only once we have put measures in place to protect the most vulnerable in society. Of course, if we have a lockdown, the government must tell landlords that, look, you need to waive rent for two or three months.
“This curfew is not effective, people are interacting all day and taking the disease home with them. Look at Rwanda right now, they have put a lock-down in place and they are providing every household in the country with food,” he asserted.
Why should Landlords and Tenants have an association and it’s to protect who’s interests?
Have you ever heard employers and employees having an association?
hehe if you’ve paid your loans ni feasible… but, bank itakamua wewe na fees, late payment, penalty na interest. in kenya, the system does not give a shit
Mangele, you’ve got some jokes hihihi. If someone built his rentals on loans, how is he/she expected to waive the rent? how so? We don’t have a gava to rely on. Atee they will cushion some of the landlords hiyo ni apana. I actually don’t think the Kenyan Gava machinery has thought how Kenyans will see the next few tough months thru.
io ni upuzi. government inaeza patia citizens free electricity for one month? inaeza pea citizens free water for one month? kama utapea tenants wako miezi tatu free kwako hauna akili
[ATTACH=full]295915[/ATTACH] kajiado MCA Hon. Joshua Olowassa (in brown jacket) has waived rent in all his properties in Isinya town for April and May.
The MCA has said that he will not be collecting the rent totalling 700,000ksh since he knows that most of his tenants work hand to mouth.
The move was widely praised.