Kenyans hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic will be exempted from paying rent, servicing bank loans and their utility bills waived during the period if a new Senate Bill is enactedThey will also not be laid off or coerced to take a pay cut by their employers, proposes the Pandemic Response and Management Bill, 2020. Those doing businesses will not be mandated to pay trade licenses and land rates, the Bill notes. The Bill is drafted by the seven-member Senate ad hoc committee on Covid-19 and sponsored by Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja who chairs the panel. It also seeks to provide measures to mitigate the effects of the pandemic and provide a mechanism to cushion those who may be adversely affected by it. Housing Cabinet Secretary, with approval of Parliament, shall provide measures to cushion landlords and tenants.

Source: The Star April 14, 2020 20:37 UTC