This archive report was first published on 23 August 2019.
On August 23, 2019, the Business Premises Rent Tribunal issued an interim order to protect three businesspeople from eviction in Nairobi. The order was issued in response to a case filed by Ms. Jessica Oyugi, Ms. Shirin Amiralit, and Mr. Abdul Karim in 2015.
The three tenants had moved to court to block an attempt by Elimu Investment Ltd to evict them from the Elimu Business Investment premises on Tom Mboya Street. The tribunal, chaired by Mbichi Mboroki, ordered the owners of the premises not to interfere with the three tenants until the dispute matter is determined.
During a tour of the premises, the rent tribunal, accompanied by City Hall officials, lawyers for the parties, and security, ascertained the loss incurred during an incident in which unknown people raided the premises at night and demolished a perimeter wall to gain access to the shops. The tenants claimed that their properties, estimated at more than Sh7 million, had been destroyed and looted.
Ms. Amiralit stated that her properties were looted after suspected hooligans raided her shop.
The matter is expected to come up for hearing.
Related Topics ¶
- Business Premises Rent Tribunal
- Elimu Investment
- Nairobi
