This archive report was first published on 16 July 2020.
Landlady Accused of Breaking into Tenant's House, Stealing Goods ¶
July 16, 2020 - A landlady in Nairobi's Zimmerman estate has been accused of breaking into her tenant's house and stealing household goods worth KSh 153,800 as payment for rent arrears.
Matilda Njoki Ndungu, the accused landlady, appeared before chief magistrate Heston Nyaga of the Makadara Law Courts on July 15, 2020, and denied the allegations.
According to the Daily Nation, Njoki told the court that her tenant, George Wambugu, had left her the key to his house and had failed to pay rent amounting to KSh 25,000 despite having promised to do so.
She claimed that Wambugu had gone missing for days, saying he had gone to look for the money, only to come back with KSh 2,000.
Njoki alleged that Wambugu had fabricated the lies in a bid to settle the rent arrears dispute so that he does not pay it.
She was freed on different cash bails amounting to KSh 70,000, with the hearing of the cases slated to start on October 1, 2020.
Notably, disputes of house owners and their tenants are on the rise owing to the COVID-19 impact that has affected many Kenyans.
