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Mike Sonko waives Sh224m debt owed by city tenants
Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko when he appeared before Senate committee on Devolution on April 24, 2019 where he cited improved revenue collection as one of his main achievements. Mr Sonko has waived millions owed by city tenants to save them from eviction. PHOTO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- City Hall said tenants owed Sh224 million in rent arrears accrued over six years.
Tenants living in Nairobi City Council houses in Kariobangi South claimed rowdy youth had kicked them out of their houses.
The tenants said that they have been spending outside at night enduring biting cold after they were evicted from their houses at Mtarakwa Road.
Tenants living in Nairobi City Council houses with rent arrears can now heave a sigh of relief after Governor Mike Sonko waived the debt.
Governor Sonko said he announced the waiver to stop cartels from evicting the tenants from the city-owned houses.
