MORE PAIN TO KENYANS AS GOVT ANNOUNCES NEW CHANGES

Kenyans are set to pay higher water bills after the government raised regulatory charges on water companies.

The government, through the Ministry of Water, raised the charges tenfold in what it terms as a move to cover increasing costs of operation and maintenance.

The new regulations were a recommendation by the World Bank after it approved a Ksh80 billion loan to help the country address the Covid-19 pandemic challenges.

The new regulations were published by Water, Sanitation, and Irrigation Cabinet Secretary, Sicily Kariuki, on Friday, August 20.

In the new reforms, the Cabinet Secretary announced that there will be a raise in water user charges from Ksh50 cents per cubic metre to Ksh5 for domestic use and livestock farming.

Landlords Get More Powers To Evict Defaulting Tenants In New Law

Landlords will now be allowed to evict tenants who default a one-month rent in the proposed law.
In a report to the National Assembly by the Public Works and Housing Committee, landlords will be required to give tenants a one-month eviction notice, down from the previous three months.

In proposing the reduction in the notice period, the report stated that it was a middle ground agreed upon by the landlords and the tenants during the public participation forums.

If approved by the National Assembly, landlords will be at liberty to evict tenants who default rent payment for just a month.

Sourced from Kenyans.co.ke