Governor Mike Sonko has extended a waiver on the rent payable to the Nairobi City County for another six months to cushion the city residents from the negative economic impact. Sonko noted that Kenya has not been spared from the negative social and economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and Nairobi has been the epicentre of the disease in the country. Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko in his office on Monday, December 2, 2019 FacebookThe residents were complaining of persistent harassment by officers from Kenya Revenue Authority and the Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) over arrears. “Nairobi City County is not a profit-making organization, but rather established by the Constitution of Kenya to serve the public. While addressing the nation on Monday, April 6, President Uhuru Kenyatta had appealed to landlords to reduce rent for their tenants.

Source: Daily Nation October 23, 2020 16:52 UTC